Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
एवं प्रगच्छतस्तस्य वृद्धिं तत्र पुरोत्तमे । पितृमातृसमुद्भूतो यादृक्स्नेहो व्यवस्थितः
evaṃ pragacchatastasya vṛddhiṃ tatra purottame | pitṛmātṛsamudbhūto yādṛksneho vyavasthitaḥ
এইভাবে সেই উৎকৃষ্ট নগরে বেড়ে উঠতে থাকলে, পিতা-মাতা থেকে উদ্ভূত স্বাভাবিক স্নেহ তার মধ্যে যথাযথভাবে দৃঢ়ভাবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত রইল।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Skanda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A coming-of-age tableau in a sacred city: the young brāhmaṇa grows with composed demeanor, respectfully attending to mother and father; the city’s temples/ghāṭs appear in the background as a moral landscape.
FAQs
Dharma is shown through stable, rightful affection—gratitude and loyalty within the family are presented as virtues that mature with one’s life.
A “best city” within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography is referenced, but the precise tīrtha name is not stated in this verse alone.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes ethical formation (sneha rooted in family dharma).
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