Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । यदि देव प्रसन्नस्त्वमस्माकं च सुरेश्वर । पश्चिमश्चित्रशर्मा च यथाद्यो भवता कृतः
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | yadi deva prasannastvamasmākaṃ ca sureśvara | paścimaścitraśarmā ca yathādyo bhavatā kṛtaḥ
ബ്രാഹ്മണർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവാ, ഹേ സുരേശ്വരാ! നിങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങളോട് പ്രസന്നനാണെങ്കിൽ, മുമ്പ് നിങ്ങൾ ചിത്രശർമനെ ചെയ്തതുപോലെ ഞങ്ങളെയും അതുപോലെ ആക്കണമേ.
Brāhmaṇas (group of dvijas in the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇas speak in unison to Śiva, requesting to be made like Citraśarman; a faint vignette/secondary panel shows Citraśarman’s earlier blessing as a narrative echo.
FAQs
Righteous seekers ask not for worldly power but for a dharmic standing that supports ritual welfare and sacred continuity.
The request is made within the chapter’s kṣetra setting, but this verse alone does not specify the site-name.
The request anticipates śrāddha-related privilege/efficacy, but no procedural details are given in this verse.