Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
सोऽहं त्वां मनसा ध्यात्वा सुदूरादिहरागतः । आशां गरीयसीं कृत्वा कुरुक्षेत्रे मुनीश्वर
so'haṃ tvāṃ manasā dhyātvā sudūrādiharāgataḥ | āśāṃ garīyasīṃ kṛtvā kurukṣetre munīśvara
我在心中观想于你，从极远之处来到此地，将至高的希望寄托于你——噢，诸牟尼之主——就在这库鲁克舍特拉。
Unspecified character speaking in first person (within Sūta’s narration in this adhyāya)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: munīśvara (addressed)
Scene: A weary pilgrim arrives at Kurukṣetra from afar, hands folded, eyes lifted toward a seated muni; behind them, a sacred landscape—tīrtha waters, flags, and a dharma-kṣetra horizon.
FAQs
When afflicted, one should seek refuge in realized sages and approach sacred places with faith and humility.
Kurukṣetra is explicitly mentioned as the sacred setting where hope for purification and guidance is sought.
No explicit ritual is named here; it emphasizes coming to the tīrtha and seeking the sage’s grace.
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