Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 73
सन्तोष्य च द्विजान्भक्त्या नागपूजापुरस्सरम् । सन्तुष्टाः फणिनः सर्वे पीडयन्ति न मानुषान्
santoṣya ca dvijānbhaktyā nāgapūjāpurassaram | santuṣṭāḥ phaṇinaḥ sarve pīḍayanti na mānuṣān
ભક્તિથી દ્વિજોને સંતોષી, સાથે નાગપૂજા કરવાથી—જ્યારે સર્વ ફણિધર સર્પો તૃપ્ત થાય, ત્યારે તેઓ મનુષ્યોને પીડા આપતા નથી.
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa–Ayodhyāmāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims offer respectful gifts and meals to seated brāhmaṇas; nearby, a Nāga shrine with serpent icons receives milk, flowers, and lamps; the serpents are shown calm and protective rather than threatening.
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Dharma harmonizes the seen and unseen worlds: devotion, charity, and worship bring both spiritual merit and worldly protection.
The Ayodhyā Sarayū-bank tīrtha where Nāga worship and dvija-honouring are performed (Sahasradhārā context).
Nāga-pūjā together with devoted honouring/pleasing of brāhmaṇas.