Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
मणिभद्रसमो जातस्तत्क्षणादेव स द्विजः । हट्टमार्गं गते सोऽथ तस्मिन्गत्वाऽथ मंदिरे । प्रविष्टः सहसा मध्ये प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
maṇibhadrasamo jātastatkṣaṇādeva sa dvijaḥ | haṭṭamārgaṃ gate so'tha tasmingatvā'tha maṃdire | praviṣṭaḥ sahasā madhye prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
ទ្វិជនោះភ្លាមៗក្លាយដូចមណិភទ្រ។ បន្ទាប់មកគាត់ទៅតាមផ្លូវផ្សារ ហើយទៅដល់ទីនោះបានចូលទៅក្នុងវិមានមួយភ្លាមៗ ចូលទៅកណ្ដាលវា ដោយចិត្តខាងក្នុងរីករាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំង។
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa, suddenly radiant like a yakṣa-lord (Maṇibhadra), walks along a bustling market street and enters a grand mansion, his face lit with inward joy; merchants, awnings, and city architecture frame the moment of uncanny elevation.
FAQs
Tīrtha-grace can transform a devotee’s fortunes swiftly; prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of divine favor aligned with dharma.
The overarching glorification remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the scene unfolds in/near Vidiśā.
None explicitly; it narrates the immediate effect of the boon (wealth-like status, confidence, and entry into public space).