Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
जलार्द्राक्षतपाणिश्च स्वस्त्युक्त्वा पृथिवीभुजे । कृतप्रणामो राज्ञाथ भेजे तद्दत्तमासनम्
jalārdrākṣatapāṇiśca svastyuktvā pṛthivībhuje | kṛtapraṇāmo rājñātha bheje taddattamāsanam
وكانت يدُه تحمل حبّاتِ أرزٍّ مُبلَّلةً بالماء، ونطق بالبركة لمالكِ الأرض، ثم انحنى بخشوع؛ وبعد ذلك، بدعوةِ الملك، جلس على المقعد الذي قُدِّم له.
Skanda (narratorial voice, deduced frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī (courtly precinct within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience
Scene: An aged brāhmaṇa holds water-moistened rice grains in his palm, pronounces blessings to the king, bows, and accepts the offered seat; attendants and court setting frame the act of satkāra.
FAQs
Dharma is shown through auspicious blessing, respectful salutation, and the proper exchange of honor between a king and a brāhmaṇa.
The scene occurs in the Kāśī/Vārāṇasī setting established in the surrounding verses.
The use of akṣata (unbroken rice) with water and uttering svasti (benediction) is indicated as an auspicious formal gesture.