Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 102
तत्कृत्वा नृपतिर्हृष्टस्तं प्रणम्य द्विजोत्तमम् । प्रोवाच कुरु मे वाक्यं यद्ब्रवीमि द्विजोत्तम
tatkṛtvā nṛpatirhṛṣṭastaṃ praṇamya dvijottamam | provāca kuru me vākyaṃ yadbravīmi dvijottama
Cela accompli, le roi, transporté de joie, se prosterna devant le plus éminent des brāhmaṇas et dit : «Exécute ma parole—ce que je vais dire, ô premier des deux-fois-nés.»
Nṛpati (the king)
Tirtha: Nāgahrada
Type: kund
Scene: The king, delighted, bows deeply to Devaśarman; the brāhmaṇa stands/sits with calm dignity; the pond and ritual items remain in the background, signaling completion and transition to counsel.
FAQs
When dharma yields visible fruit, a righteous king responds with humility and support of brāhmaṇical duty.
Nāgahrada remains the ritual setting whose power prompted the king’s gratitude.
No new rite is prescribed here; it transitions from śrāddha-success to the king’s intention to reward/commission the brāhmaṇa.