Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
एवमुच्चार्य तत्तोयं तोयमध्ये परिक्षिपेत् । न भूमौ नैव हस्ते च ब्राह्मणस्य नृपोत्तम
evamuccārya tattoyaṃ toyamadhye parikṣipet | na bhūmau naiva haste ca brāhmaṇasya nṛpottama
Après avoir récité ainsi, qu’on dépose cette eau au sein même de l’eau; qu’elle ne soit posée ni sur le sol ni dans la main d’un brāhmaṇa, ô meilleur des rois.
Unknown (ritual instruction within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A priest carefully lowers a small ritual container into a larger water vessel; attendants ensure it never touches the ground; the king watches as the rule is explained.
FAQs
Sacred acts require careful observance of purity and procedure; reverence is shown through correct handling of offerings.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is procedural within a broader tīrtha-glorification section.
After recitation, the water is to be placed into water (kept ritually contained), not set on the ground or directly into a brāhmaṇa’s hand.