Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे चंडशर्मादयश्च ये । दिष्ट्यादिष्ट्येति जल्पन्तः स्वानि हर्म्याणि भेजिरे
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve caṃḍaśarmādayaśca ye | diṣṭyādiṣṭyeti jalpantaḥ svāni harmyāṇi bhejire
Alors tous ces brāhmanes—Caṇḍaśarmā et les autres—répétant : «Béni, béni !», regagnèrent leurs propres demeures.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Viṣṇupadī (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, led by Caṇḍaśarmā, walk back from the riverbank, hands raised in blessing/namaskāra, speaking auspicious words; the ghāṭa recedes behind them.
FAQs
Gratitude and recognition of divine grace naturally follow the successful completion of a purificatory tīrtha act.
The verse closes the episode centered on Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā, whose power prompted the brāhmaṇas’ thanksgiving.
No new prescription; it narrates the devotees’ return after the tīrtha event.