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
ভক্তিভরে দ্বিজদের সন্তুষ্ট করে এবং নাগপূজাকে সঙ্গে রেখে—যখন সকল ফণিধর সাপ তুষ্ট হয়, তখন তারা মানুষকে পীড়া দেয় না।
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.
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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.