Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
ततश्च परमां लक्ष्मीं संप्राप्तः स महीपतिः । पितृपैतामहं राज्यं स प्रचक्रे यथा पुरा
tataśca paramāṃ lakṣmīṃ saṃprāptaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ sa pracakre yathā purā
Sesudah itu sang raja memperoleh Lakṣmī yang tertinggi, yakni kemakmuran agung. Dan sebagaimana dahulu, ia kembali memerintah kerajaan warisan ayah dan kakek-nenek moyangnya.
Viśvāmitra (contextual narration)
Tirtha: Śaṃkhatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pārthivaśreṣṭha
Scene: The king, now healthy and radiant, is welcomed back to his ancestral capital; ministers offer homage; a coronation-like scene suggests regained sovereignty; symbols of Lakṣmī—lotus, overflowing vessels—appear.
FAQs
Puṇya and purification restore not only health but also rightful stability, enabling dharmic kingship.
Śaṃkhatīrtha is the chapter’s praised sacred site, whose merit underlies the restoration described.
No specific rite is detailed here; it states the result—prosperity and reinstated rule.