Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
मणिभद्रसमो जातस्तत्क्षणादेव स द्विजः । हट्टमार्गं गते सोऽथ तस्मिन्गत्वाऽथ मंदिरे । प्रविष्टः सहसा मध्ये प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
maṇibhadrasamo jātastatkṣaṇādeva sa dvijaḥ | haṭṭamārgaṃ gate so'tha tasmingatvā'tha maṃdire | praviṣṭaḥ sahasā madhye prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
فصار ذلك البراهمن في الحال شبيهاً بمانيبهدرا. ثم مضى إلى طريق السوق؛ ولما بلغ هناك دخل قصراً على الفور، إلى وسطه، وقلبه في باطنه يتهلل فرحاً.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa, suddenly radiant like a yakṣa-lord (Maṇibhadra), walks along a bustling market street and enters a grand mansion, his face lit with inward joy; merchants, awnings, and city architecture frame the moment of uncanny elevation.
FAQs
Tīrtha-grace can transform a devotee’s fortunes swiftly; prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of divine favor aligned with dharma.
The overarching glorification remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the scene unfolds in/near Vidiśā.
None explicitly; it narrates the immediate effect of the boon (wealth-like status, confidence, and entry into public space).