Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
यस्माद्धृद्गतशंका मे हृता युष्माभिरद्य वै । येन तत्प्राप्य युष्माकमुपकारं करोम्यहम्
yasmāddhṛdgataśaṃkā me hṛtā yuṣmābhiradya vai | yena tatprāpya yuṣmākamupakāraṃ karomyaham
ولأنكم اليوم قد أزلتم حقًّا الشكّ الذي استقرّ في قلبي، فإني الآن—وقد نلتُ السبيل إلى ذلك—سأؤدي لكم الخدمة وفاءً لإحسانكم.
Unspecified (context implies the king addressing the interlocutors)
Scene: A devotee/king addresses helpers or sages with folded hands, expressing that his heart’s doubt has been removed and promising service in return.
FAQs
Dharma includes gratitude: when guidance removes inner doubt, one should respond with humble service and reciprocity.
This verse is transitional; it supports the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative but does not name a specific tīrtha in the line itself.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on upakāra (benefit received) and seva (repaying through helpful action).