Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा यथान्यायं पूजां कृत्वाथ भक्तितः । प्रोचुश्च प्रणता भूत्वा स्वागतं ते प्रजापते
arghyaṃ dattvā yathānyāyaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvātha bhaktitaḥ | procuśca praṇatā bhūtvā svāgataṃ te prajāpate
Having offered arghya according to proper rule and performed worship with devotion, they spoke—bowing low—“Welcome to you, O Prajāpati.”
Narrator (reporting the sages’ words/actions)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages complete the arghya offering and then perform a brief pūjā; they bow low to Dakṣa, hands joined, speaking ‘svāgatam’; ritual items—flowers, water pot, incense—are arranged neatly.
FAQs
Devotional courtesy—proper ritual welcome and respectful speech—embodies dharma and prevents conflict from hardening.
The verse highlights āśrama etiquette within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not name a particular tīrtha.
Arghya-dāna (offering arghya) and pūjā performed according to rule (yathā-nyāya) are mentioned.
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