Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
येनैषा मामकी कीर्तिस्तावकं वक्तु कर्म तत् । विख्यातिं यातु लोकेऽत्र न कश्चित्पापमाचरेत्
yenaiṣā māmakī kīrtistāvakaṃ vaktu karma tat | vikhyātiṃ yātu loke'tra na kaścitpāpamācaret
Que soit proclamé cet acte de toi par lequel ma renommée est maintenue. Qu’il devienne célèbre en ce monde, et que nul ici ne commette le péché.
Unclear from excerpt (Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice; likely a deity/authority addressing Indra/another deva in context)
Scene: A proclamation scene: sages and attendants spread the account; Indra’s deed is spoken aloud as a warning, while the brāhmaṇa’s honor is upheld; listeners react with shock and resolve.
FAQs
Fame and proclamation should serve dharma—publicly known sacred acts should discourage sinful conduct.
The verse is within Tīrthamāhātmya but does not name a specific tīrtha in this snippet.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; it emphasizes publicizing a dharmic act so that sin is restrained.