Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
पुष्प उवाच । चण्डशर्मा द्विजेन्द्रोऽयं मदर्थे पतितः कृतः । समस्तैर्नागरैर्देव तं तैर्नय समानताम्
puṣpa uvāca | caṇḍaśarmā dvijendro'yaṃ madarthe patitaḥ kṛtaḥ | samastairnāgarairdeva taṃ tairnaya samānatām
Puṣpa dit : «Ô Deva, ce seigneur des brāhmaṇas, Caṇḍaśarmā, a été rendu déchu à cause de moi. Ô Deva, par tous ces Nāgaras, ramène-le, par leur entremise, à une dignité égale de nouveau.»
Puṣpa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhagavān (Deva)
Scene: Puṣpa, earnest and contrite, petitions the deity to restore Caṇḍaśarmā’s status; Caṇḍaśarmā stands nearby, humbled; a gathered Nāgara assembly is implied as the agent of reinstatement.
FAQs
The highest boon is ethical repair—seeking to undo harm done to others, especially to the virtuous.
This verse is narrative dialogue within Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not directly name the tīrtha in this line.
A boon is requested: social-spiritual reinstatement (samānatā) of the fallen Caṇḍaśarmā by the Nāgara community.