Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86
शक्रोऽपि सहसा दृष्ट्वा संप्राप्तं कमलासनम् । अर्घ्यमादाय पाद्यं च सत्वरं सम्मुखो ययौ
śakro'pi sahasā dṛṣṭvā saṃprāptaṃ kamalāsanam | arghyamādāya pādyaṃ ca satvaraṃ sammukho yayau
ശക്രനും (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) പെട്ടെന്നു കമലാസനൻ എത്തിയതു കണ്ടു, അർഘ്യവും പാദ്യവും എടുത്തുകൊണ്ട് വേഗത്തിൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മുന്നിലേക്ക് ചെന്നു സ്വീകരിച്ചു.
Narrator (contextual; likely Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra, startled yet reverent, steps forward holding vessels of arghya and pādya to welcome the lotus-seated Brahmā; the scene is formal, with ritual implements prominent.
FAQs
Honoring the worthy with proper hospitality is dharma; reverence (satkāra) purifies both host and place.
The larger chapter is a tīrtha-māhātmya, but this verse focuses on divine hospitality rather than naming the site.
Offering arghya and pādya—standard honors for receiving an exalted guest (atithi) or deity.