Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
मणिभद्रसमो जातस्तत्क्षणादेव स द्विजः । हट्टमार्गं गते सोऽथ तस्मिन्गत्वाऽथ मंदिरे । प्रविष्टः सहसा मध्ये प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
maṇibhadrasamo jātastatkṣaṇādeva sa dvijaḥ | haṭṭamārgaṃ gate so'tha tasmingatvā'tha maṃdire | praviṣṭaḥ sahasā madhye prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
Aquel brāhmaṇa, al instante, se volvió semejante a Maṇibhadra. Luego se encaminó por la vía del mercado; llegado allí, entró de inmediato en una mansión, hasta su centro, con el corazón interior rebosante de júbilo.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa, suddenly radiant like a yakṣa-lord (Maṇibhadra), walks along a bustling market street and enters a grand mansion, his face lit with inward joy; merchants, awnings, and city architecture frame the moment of uncanny elevation.
FAQs
Tīrtha-grace can transform a devotee’s fortunes swiftly; prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of divine favor aligned with dharma.
The overarching glorification remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the scene unfolds in/near Vidiśā.
None explicitly; it narrates the immediate effect of the boon (wealth-like status, confidence, and entry into public space).
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