Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92
तस्मात्कुरु स्थितिं त्वं च स्वधर्मपरिवृद्धये । येन तद्वर्तनोपायो ह्यस्माकं नृपसत्तम
tasmātkuru sthitiṃ tvaṃ ca svadharmaparivṛddhaye | yena tadvartanopāyo hyasmākaṃ nṛpasattama
فلذلك، يا خيرَ الملوك، أقم ترتيبًا ثابتًا لزيادة دارماك أنت، ليظهر لنا به سبيلُ المعاش ودوامُ السيرة على الوجه القويم.
Brāhmaṇas (petitioners from Gartā-tīrtha)
Listener: nṛpasattama (a king)
Scene: A council scene: brāhmaṇas/ascetics addressing a king, urging him to establish a stable arrangement for dharma and sustenance; palm-leaf records, donation pots, and a map-like depiction of routes to tīrthas.
FAQs
Dharma grows through stable, compassionate governance that ensures the well-being and rightful maintenance of the devout.
The request is situated in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting associated with Gartā-tīrtha and the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative arc.
No specific ritual; it calls for a dharmic policy/arrangement ensuring sustainable livelihood (vartanopāya).