Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
क्षिप्त्वा तत्र जलं विप्राः साक्षतं गृहमागमत् । अगृह्य दक्षिणां तस्य पार्थिवस्य यथास्थिताम्
kṣiptvā tatra jalaṃ viprāḥ sākṣataṃ gṛhamāgamat | agṛhya dakṣiṇāṃ tasya pārthivasya yathāsthitām
Nachdem sie dort das Wasser hingegossen hatten, kehrten die Brāhmaṇas mit ihrer akṣata heim—ohne die bereitgelegte dakṣiṇā (Gabe) des Königs anzunehmen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Type: ghat
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas sprinkle/cast water mixed with akṣata at a chosen spot, then turn away and depart, leaving behind the king’s prepared fee untouched.
FAQs
Ritual service is bound to ethics: when circumstances are improper, the wise may withdraw and refuse dakṣiṇā, upholding dharma over gain.
No specific tīrtha is named; the action is within a Māhātmya narrative frame.
Casting/sprinkling ritual water at the intended place, and the principle of accepting or refusing dakṣiṇā depending on dharmic propriety.