Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
तेनाकृत्येऽपि रक्तास्ते गोपा यास्यंति श्लाघ्यताम् । सर्वेषामेव लोकानां देवानां च विशेषतः
tenākṛtye'pi raktāste gopā yāsyaṃti ślāghyatām | sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ devānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
ആ ദിവ്യ സാന്നിധ്യത്താൽ, വിധികർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ അപ്രവീണരായിരുന്നാലും, ആ ഗോപർ ഭക്തിയിൽ നിറഞ്ഞു, സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളിലും—വിശേഷിച്ച് ദേവന്മാരിൽ—പ്രശംസനീയരാകും.
Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of cowherds, rustic and unlettered, become radiant with devotion; celestial beings look on approvingly as their renown spreads across worlds.
FAQs
Sincere devotion can elevate even the simple and unlearned to the highest praise, surpassing mere external formalities.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the chapter’s broader sacred narrative.
None directly; the emphasis is on transformative devotion (rāga/bhakti) rather than ritual procedure.