Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
क्षिप्त्वा तत्र जलं विप्राः साक्षतं गृहमागमत् । अगृह्य दक्षिणां तस्य पार्थिवस्य यथास्थिताम्
kṣiptvā tatra jalaṃ viprāḥ sākṣataṃ gṛhamāgamat | agṛhya dakṣiṇāṃ tasya pārthivasya yathāsthitām
Après y avoir versé l’eau, les brāhmaṇas rentrèrent chez eux avec leur akṣata, sans accepter la dakṣiṇā (don rituel) que le roi avait mise de côté.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Type: ghat
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas sprinkle/cast water mixed with akṣata at a chosen spot, then turn away and depart, leaving behind the king’s prepared fee untouched.
FAQs
Ritual service is bound to ethics: when circumstances are improper, the wise may withdraw and refuse dakṣiṇā, upholding dharma over gain.
No specific tīrtha is named; the action is within a Māhātmya narrative frame.
Casting/sprinkling ritual water at the intended place, and the principle of accepting or refusing dakṣiṇā depending on dharmic propriety.