Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
अद्यप्रभृति यस्यात्र नागरस्य तु मंदिरे । वृद्धिः संपत्स्यते काचिद्वि शेषान्मंडपोद्भवा
adyaprabhṛti yasyātra nāgarasya tu maṃdire | vṛddhiḥ saṃpatsyate kācidvi śeṣānmaṃḍapodbhavā
Mulai hari ini, di rumah siapa pun warga kota di sini, bila timbul suatu pertambahan—terutama pertambahan khusus yang lahir dari (pembangunan atau pentahbisan) maṇḍapa—
Unspecified in snippet (continuing directive/boon within the city’s māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Nāgara household prospers as a newly built maṇḍapa rises—pillars, festoons, consecration rites; townspeople gather, priests chant, offerings arranged.
FAQs
Sacred architecture and supportive acts for worship (like building a maṇḍapa) are presented as direct causes of auspicious increase.
The broader holy city-region of Nāgarakhaṇḍa is implied; the verse highlights merit within that locale rather than naming a distinct tirtha.
An implied prescription: establishing or supporting a maṇḍapa (pavilion) connected with worship, which yields prosperity.