Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
यो राजा श्रद्धया युक्तो देशस्यास्य समुद्भवः । आनर्तस्य गजारूढो मृगचर्म क्षिपिष्यति
yo rājā śraddhayā yukto deśasyāsya samudbhavaḥ | ānartasya gajārūḍho mṛgacarma kṣipiṣyati
Jener König—aus diesem Land selbst hervorgegangen und von Glauben erfüllt—, der König von Ānarta, wird auf einem Elefanten reitend das Hirschfell (dem Ritus gemäß) fortwerfen.
Brahmā (continuation of his declaration)
Scene: A king of Ānarta rides a caparisoned elephant toward a sacred pond; before the assembled people he casts a deer-skin as a prescribed ritual token, with priests indicating the proper moment.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faith) joined with right action at a tīrtha is shown as the true basis of auspicious kingship and public welfare.
A kuṇḍa/tīrtha in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative, linked to a public royal act performed for the benefit of the realm.
A royal performance involving casting a deer-skin into the tīrtha-water, done ceremonially (gajārūḍha).