Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
विश्वकर्मा समागत्य ततो मस्तकमण्डनम् । चकार ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठा नागराणां मते स्थितः
viśvakarmā samāgatya tato mastakamaṇḍanam | cakāra brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā nāgarāṇāṃ mate sthitaḥ
Puis Viśvakarmā arriva et façonna l’ornement de tête (la couronne rituelle). Ô meilleur des brāhmanes, il agit selon la coutume reconnue des Nāgaras.
Sūta (narrative continuation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvakarmā descends with tools and celestial attendants, crafting a ceremonial head-ornament/crown consistent with Nāgara custom; priests observe approvingly near the yajña setting.
FAQs
Sacred rites honor both cosmic order and local dharmic custom; even divine agencies work within the kṣetra’s established tradition.
The Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s sacred kṣetra, where Nāgara-approved ceremonial norms guide even the preparations for the rite.
Ritual adornments and preparations are to be done in conformity with the Nāgaras’ accepted practice (mata).