Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
अद्यप्रभृति यस्यात्र नागरस्य तु मंदिरे । वृद्धिः संपत्स्यते काचिद्वि शेषान्मंडपोद्भवा
adyaprabhṛti yasyātra nāgarasya tu maṃdire | vṛddhiḥ saṃpatsyate kācidvi śeṣānmaṃḍapodbhavā
Von heute an gilt: In welchem Haus eines Bürgers hier auch immer irgendein Zuwachs entsteht — besonders ein Zuwachs, der aus dem Errichten oder Weihen eines Maṇḍapa (heiligen Pavillons) hervorgeht —
Unspecified in snippet (continuing directive/boon within the city’s māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Nāgara household prospers as a newly built maṇḍapa rises—pillars, festoons, consecration rites; townspeople gather, priests chant, offerings arranged.
FAQs
Sacred architecture and supportive acts for worship (like building a maṇḍapa) are presented as direct causes of auspicious increase.
The broader holy city-region of Nāgarakhaṇḍa is implied; the verse highlights merit within that locale rather than naming a distinct tirtha.
An implied prescription: establishing or supporting a maṇḍapa (pavilion) connected with worship, which yields prosperity.