Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
शरीरं लघुतामेति तेजोवृद्धिश्च जायते । स्वप्ने च वीक्षते रात्रौ संतुष्टमनसः स्थितान्
śarīraṃ laghutāmeti tejovṛddhiśca jāyate | svapne ca vīkṣate rātrau saṃtuṣṭamanasaḥ sthitān
ശരീരം ലഘുവാകുകയും തേജസ്സിന്റെ വർധന ഉണ്ടാകുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. കൂടാതെ രാത്രിയിൽ സ്വപ്നത്തിൽ സന്തുഷ്ടമനസ്സോടെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നവരെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic teacher addressing a King)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (rājendra)
Scene: A pilgrim, newly purified, appears luminous and light; at night he dreams of serene, content beings standing in calm rows, blessing him.
FAQs
Merit manifests as tangible auspicious signs—inner lightness, radiance, and uplifting dream-visions.
The verse occurs within a tīrthamāhātmya narrative; it describes general signs of successful rite rather than a named site.
No new action is prescribed here; it lists experiential signs indicating the rite’s fruit.