Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 149
ततःप्रभृति यत्किंचित्तेषां कृत्यं प्रजायते । तद्वाक्येन प्रकुर्वंति तत्र ये नागरः स्थिताः
tataḥprabhṛti yatkiṃcitteṣāṃ kṛtyaṃ prajāyate | tadvākyena prakurvaṃti tatra ye nāgaraḥ sthitāḥ
Dès lors, quel que fût le devoir ou l’ouvrage qui s’élevait pour eux, les Nāgara demeurant en ce lieu l’accomplissaient selon leur parole d’autorité.
Narrator
Tirtha: Kapālamocana (community precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A civic scene: townspeople approach the āśrama elders for guidance; tasks—festivals, repairs, rites—are undertaken after receiving their word; the tīrtha and shrine remain the town’s spiritual center.
FAQs
In a sacred place, dharma is preserved through disciplined communal life guided by religious authority and right counsel.
The narrative setting remains the Kapālamocana/Vātakeśvara-kṣetra region in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
No single rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes dharma-practice—acting according to the guiding word of the established religious leaders.