Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
बाढमित्येव संप्रोक्तो लक्ष्मणः शुभलक्षणः । चक्रे सर्वं तथा कर्म यथा नारी विचक्षणा
bāḍhamityeva saṃprokto lakṣmaṇaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ | cakre sarvaṃ tathā karma yathā nārī vicakṣaṇā
So angesprochen erwiderte Lakṣmaṇa, der von glückverheißenden Zeichen gezeichnet ist: „So sei es“, und verrichtete alle jene Pflichten rechtens, mit der achtsamen Geschicklichkeit eines Einsichtigen.
Narrator (describing Lakṣmaṇa’s compliance)
Type: ghat
Scene: Lakṣmaṇa, composed and efficient, completes the sequence of śrāddha services—washing feet, arranging seats, offering water—while brāhmaṇas sit satisfied; the setting feels orderly and sacred.
FAQs
Prompt, disciplined execution of dharmic duties sustains ritual purity and the intended merit (puṇya) of sacred acts.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it supports the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
The verse indicates completion of the prescribed śrāddha-related services, though it does not restate the steps.