Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
भूतसर्गस्य गोप्ताऽसौ हरिस्तस्य प्रसीदति
bhūtasargasya goptā'sau haristasya prasīdati
Hari—protecteur de la création des êtres—devient favorable et plein de grâce envers une telle personne.
Brahmā (in Brahma–Nārada dialogue; implied by section context)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Hari appears as the cosmic preserver—standing or reclining on Śeṣa—extending a hand of blessing toward a devotee who has heard/recited the teaching.
FAQs
The highest fruit of practice is divine grace—Hari is pleased with sincere devotion.
This concluding assurance is situated within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya setting of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
No new rite is introduced here; it seals the prior prescriptions (worship/recitation) with the promise of Hari’s favor.