Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
स्वेस्वे भूमिविभागे च स्थानं यच्छतु सांप्रतम् । एतत्साहाय्यकं कार्यं भवद्भिर्मम नागराः । प्रसादं प्रचुरं कृत्वा येन तुष्टिं प्रयांति च
svesve bhūmivibhāge ca sthānaṃ yacchatu sāṃpratam | etatsāhāyyakaṃ kāryaṃ bhavadbhirmama nāgarāḥ | prasādaṃ pracuraṃ kṛtvā yena tuṣṭiṃ prayāṃti ca
«À présent, dans chaque portion de terre qui vous revient, accordez sans tarder un lieu convenable. Cette œuvre d’assistance, vous devez l’accomplir, ô mes Nāgaras—en préparant des offrandes et des dispositions abondantes, afin qu’ils parviennent à la satisfaction.»
Brahmā (instructing the Nāgaras, per immediate context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Instruction to the Nāgaras: assign proper places in each land-division and perform supportive service with abundant offerings so the divine Mothers are satisfied.
FAQs
Pilgrimage sanctity is sustained by collective responsibility—rightful allocation, service, and generosity that please divine powers.
The verse pertains to establishing appropriate ‘sthānas’ within the Audumbarī-associated sacred geography in Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
It recommends sāhāyya (supportive service) and pracura-prasāda (abundant offerings/arrangements), implying dāna and hospitality as dharmic acts.