Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 96
नास्माकं दर्शनं व्यर्थं कथंचिदपि जायते । तस्मात्प्रार्थय यच्चित्ते तव नित्यं समाश्रितम्
nāsmākaṃ darśanaṃ vyarthaṃ kathaṃcidapi jāyate | tasmātprārthaya yaccitte tava nityaṃ samāśritam
ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദർശനം ഒരുവിധത്തിലും വ്യർത്ഥമാകുന്നില്ല; അതിനാൽ നിന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ നിത്യമായി ആശ്രിതമായ ആഗ്രഹം എന്തോ അതു പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കൂ।
Vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ (the gods)
Scene: Devas speak with gentle authority, offering a boon; the sage stands attentive, hands folded, contemplating a dharmic request; the atmosphere glows with assurance.
FAQs
Divine darśana carries purposeful grace; when the gods reveal themselves, it is an opening for dharmic aspiration and spiritual uplift.
The statement occurs within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific site is not named in this verse.
No ritual is specified; the instruction is to articulate one’s heartfelt request (prārthanā) in the presence of the gods.