Skandapurana 2.2.50.2

2.2.50.2

1 jaiminiṛṣisaṃvādaprasaṃgena sarvakṣetrato'pi puruṣottamakṣetrasya mukhyatvavarṇanam, sṛṣṭi- bhāranipīḍitena brahmaṇā viṣṇustavakaraṇam. tena viṣṇorāvirbhavanam, dakṣiṇasāga-
rasyottaradiksthasiṃdhutīre nīlaparvate mayā vāso vidhīyate tatra gatvā yo māṃ cakrādicihnitaṃ paśyetsa muktapāpo bhavediti tatpuṇyasthānamāhātmyavarṇanam, bhaga- vatā'ntardhānavarṇanam -.. -.... -. - - -. - - -. 56 1

1. In the context of the dialogue with the seer Jaimini, description of the preeminence of Puruṣottamakṣetra over all other sacred fields; the offering of praise to Viṣṇu by Brahmā, afflicted by the burden of creation; the manifestation of Viṣṇu thereby; the description of the māhātmya of that sacred place through [the Lord's statement], "My dwelling is situated on the Nīla mountain, on the sea coast located north of the southern ocean; whoever goes there and sees me marked with the discus and other attributes shall be freed from sin"; the description of the disappearance of the Lord. (56, 1)