Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
सूत उवाच । अथ ते नागराः सर्वे पुष्पदानप्रपूर्वकम् । अनुज्ञां प्रददुस्तुष्टा यज्ञफलसमाप्तये
sūta uvāca | atha te nāgarāḥ sarve puṣpadānaprapūrvakam | anujñāṃ pradadustuṣṭā yajñaphalasamāptaye
সূত বললেন—তখন সেই সকল নাগরিক প্রথমে পুষ্পদান করে, সন্তুষ্টচিত্তে, যজ্ঞফলের সম্পূর্ণতার জন্য অনুমতি প্রদান করল।
Sūta
Scene: A group of townspeople approach with flower offerings, hands folded, faces bright with devotion; they grant assent for the rite’s successful completion, forming a ring of auspicious presence around the sacrificial setting.
FAQs
Ritual merit is strengthened when devotion (flower-offering) and communal assent support the proper completion of sacred acts.
The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the immediate focus is the ritual setting rather than naming a distinct tīrtha in this line.
Puṣpa-dāna (offering flowers) and granting anujñā (formal consent) for the yajña’s phala-samāpti (completion of results).