Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
येन तत्पूर्यते विप्रैर्भूयोऽपि सुरसत्तम । ममापि जायते कीर्तिः स्वस्थानोद्धरणोद्भवा
yena tatpūryate viprairbhūyo'pi surasattama | mamāpi jāyate kīrtiḥ svasthānoddharaṇodbhavā
«Afin qu’elle soit de nouveau remplie de brāhmaṇa, ô le meilleur des dieux; et afin que la renommée naisse aussi pour moi, issue du relèvement de mon propre lieu.»
Trijāta
Type: kshetra
Listener: vipra (brāhmaṇa interlocutor)
Scene: A sacred settlement or tīrtha precinct being restored—clearing debris, repairing a shrine/ghāṭa—while groups of brāhmaṇas return with palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual vessels; the patron seeks kīrti through service.
FAQs
True renown (kīrti) arises from restoring dharmic order—rebuilding one’s place and enabling righteous residents to return.
The verse continues the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative about restoring a city/place, but the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this excerpt.
None explicitly; the focus is on the outcome—repopulation and restoration—rather than a specific rite.