Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
स तस्य धर्मकृत्यानि सर्वाण्येव दिनेदिने । कृत्वा स्वगृहमभ्येति पूजितस्तेन भूभुजा
sa tasya dharmakṛtyāni sarvāṇyeva dinedine | kṛtvā svagṛhamabhyeti pūjitastena bhūbhujā
તે દિનપ્રતિદિન રાજાના સર્વ ધર્મકૃત્યો પૂર્ણ કરીને, તે ભૂપતિ દ્વારા પૂજિત થઈ પોતાના ઘેર પરત આવતો હતો।
Sūta
Listener: viprāḥ
Scene: After completing royal rites, the priest is respectfully offered garments/food by the king; he departs calmly toward his home at dusk or late afternoon, carrying ritual implements; attendants bow.
FAQs
Consistency in daily dharmic duties sustains both personal merit and the well-being of the realm.
The focus is on dharma in practice; the tīrtha context frames the story but is not named in this verse.
Regular performance of dharma-kṛtyas (prescribed rites and obligations) is emphasized.
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