Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
तस्मात्सर्वोत्तमस्तेषामहं चैव द्विजन्मनाम् । यथा भवामि देवेश तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्
tasmātsarvottamasteṣāmahaṃ caiva dvijanmanām | yathā bhavāmi deveśa tathā nītirvidhīyatām
„Darum, o Herr der Götter, ordne das Mittel, durch das ich der Beste unter jenen Zweimalgeborenen (dvija) werde.“
Trijāta
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Trijāta, now resolute, requests a divinely ordained method to become the best among dvijas—hands folded, posture upright, eyes steady.
FAQs
True upliftment comes by aligning one’s aspiration with dharmic means and seeking the Lord’s guidance.
The question arises within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra purification narrative that culminates in tīrtha-based merit.
Not specified in this verse; it requests a prescribed method (nīti) for purification and eminence.