Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 73
सन्तोष्य च द्विजान्भक्त्या नागपूजापुरस्सरम् । सन्तुष्टाः फणिनः सर्वे पीडयन्ति न मानुषान्
santoṣya ca dvijānbhaktyā nāgapūjāpurassaram | santuṣṭāḥ phaṇinaḥ sarve pīḍayanti na mānuṣān
ভক্তিৰে দ্বিজসকল (ব্ৰাহ্মণ) ক সন্তুষ্ট কৰি, নাগ-পূজাক অগ্ৰস্থান দিয়া উচিত। ফণিধৰ সৰ্পসকল সন্তুষ্ট হ’লে তেওঁলোকে মানুহক কষ্ট নিদিয়ে।
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa–Ayodhyāmāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims offer respectful gifts and meals to seated brāhmaṇas; nearby, a Nāga shrine with serpent icons receives milk, flowers, and lamps; the serpents are shown calm and protective rather than threatening.
FAQs
Dharma harmonizes the seen and unseen worlds: devotion, charity, and worship bring both spiritual merit and worldly protection.
The Ayodhyā Sarayū-bank tīrtha where Nāga worship and dvija-honouring are performed (Sahasradhārā context).
Nāga-pūjā together with devoted honouring/pleasing of brāhmaṇas.