Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 96
धारयेत्तेन तैलेन ततः स्नानं समाचरेत् । तस्य पीडा न कर्तव्या देयो लाभो महीभुजः
dhārayettena tailena tataḥ snānaṃ samācaret | tasya pīḍā na kartavyā deyo lābho mahībhujaḥ
«Qu’il s’oigne de cette huile, puis qu’il accomplisse le bain rituel selon la règle. Qu’on ne le tourmente pas ; au contraire, ô roi, qu’on lui accorde le gain, le soutien qui lui est dû.»
Narrator (instructional line within the episode; addressee includes a king: mahībhuj)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame)
Scene: A pilgrim anoints the body with oil near a sacred waterbody, then steps into the tīrtha for a formal bath; a king or royal officer gestures protection and grants due support to the devotee.
FAQs
Dharma requires both ritual purity (bathing) and social righteousness—protecting others from harm and ensuring their rightful support.
The larger passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Anointing with oil (taila) followed by proper bathing (snāna).