Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे प्रत्यक्षं तस्य भूपतेः । चक्रुः समाहिता भूत्वा शांतिकं तद्धिताय च
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve pratyakṣaṃ tasya bhūpateḥ | cakruḥ samāhitā bhūtvā śāṃtikaṃ taddhitāya ca
ثم إن أولئك البراهمة جميعًا، في حضرة الملك عينها، استجمعوا قلوبهم وأقاموا شعيرة التسكين (شانتِكا) لخيرِه وسلامته.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmins, seated around a consecrated fire, perform śāntika in the king’s presence; the king watches with folded hands; ritual items—kuśa, water pot, ladles—are arranged symmetrically.
FAQs
Collective, focused ritual performed by qualified officiants is presented as a dharmic means to restore welfare and auspiciousness.
The shloka takes place within the chapter’s sacred setting (earlier: Camatkārapura), but does not name a particular tīrtha here.
Performance of a śāntika (pacificatory) rite in the king’s presence.