Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
मणिसोपानशोभाभिर्दीर्घिकाभिः समंततः । आरामकूपयंत्राद्यैः सर्वोपकरणैर्युतम् । निवेद्य ब्राह्मणेंद्राणां कृतकृत्यो बभूव सः
maṇisopānaśobhābhirdīrghikābhiḥ samaṃtataḥ | ārāmakūpayaṃtrādyaiḥ sarvopakaraṇairyutam | nivedya brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāṃ kṛtakṛtyo babhūva saḥ
তেওঁ চাৰিওফালে দীঘল দীঘল দীৰ্ঘিকা (জলাশয়) মণিৰ দৰে সোপানৰ শোভাৰে সজ্জিত কৰি, উদ্যান, কূপ, জল-উত্তোলন যন্ত্ৰ আদি আৰু সকলো প্ৰয়োজনীয় উপকৰণেৰে পৰিপূৰ্ণ কৰিলে। তাৰ পাছত ব্ৰাহ্মণেন্দ্ৰসকলক বিধিপূৰ্বক নিবেদন কৰি তেওঁ কৃতকৃত্য বোধ কৰিলে।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prosperous sacred town ringed by long reservoirs with jewel-like steps, gardens and wells; the founder ceremonially offers the settlement to eminent Brahmins, who receive it with solemn blessing.
FAQs
Public welfare and sacred giving (dāna)—when dedicated in a dharmic spirit—become a complete religious accomplishment.
The broader episode belongs to the Śaṅkhatīrtha-centered Tīrthamāhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa (explicitly named in the next verse).
A formal dedication (nivedana/dāna) of a well-equipped settlement and its amenities to Brahmins.