Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80
एषा कृता दिलीपेन नलेन नहुषेण च । मान्धात्रा धुंधुमारेण सगरेण युयुत्सुना
eṣā kṛtā dilīpena nalena nahuṣeṇa ca | māndhātrā dhuṃdhumāreṇa sagareṇa yuyutsunā
Cette observance de la Śivarātri fut accomplie par Dilīpa, par Nala et par Nahūṣa ; par Māndhātṛ, par Dhuṃdhumara, par Sagara, et aussi par Yuyutsu.
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Śivarātri
Type: kshetra
Listener: a king
Scene: A montage-like vision: multiple crowned kings from different eras offer lamps and bilva to Śiva on Śivarātri night; their silhouettes appear like a lineage procession behind the teaching sage.
FAQs
Śivarātri is validated by the precedent of revered rulers, presenting the vrata as a time-tested dharmic practice.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse strengthens the vrata’s authority through exemplary names.
The verse implies observance by citing exemplars; the specific rite is Śivarātri vrata.