Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
त्रिजातेन समाराध्य देवदेवं पितामहम् । तेषां कृत्वा द्विजेद्राणामात्मकीर्तिकृते तदा
trijātena samārādhya devadevaṃ pitāmaham | teṣāṃ kṛtvā dvijedrāṇāmātmakīrtikṛte tadā
Setelah memuja Sang Kakek Agung—Brahmā, dewa para dewa—melalui laku ‘Trijāta’ yang tiga serangkai itu, ia kemudian menata semuanya bagi para dwija terunggul, demi kemasyhuran namanya sendiri.
Narrative voice (contextual; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly)
Scene: Trijāta performs a solemn tri-fold worship before Brahmā; offerings arranged in three sets; Brahmā appears pleased; nearby, dvija leaders await the ensuing ordinances.
FAQs
Propitiating Brahmā through prescribed rites is presented as a means to establish dharmic order and confer authority/standing among the learned.
The broader passage belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya setting in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; this verse itself does not name the tīrtha directly.
A ‘trijāta’ (threefold) mode of worship/propitiation of Brahmā is mentioned, connected with dvija ritual standing.