Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
अधुना श्रद्धया युक्तो यत्करोमि प्रदक्षिणाम् । किं मे भविष्यति श्रेयस्तन्न वेद्मि द्विजोत्तमाः
adhunā śraddhayā yukto yatkaromi pradakṣiṇām | kiṃ me bhaviṣyati śreyastanna vedmi dvijottamāḥ
ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്യുന്നു; അതിനാൽ എനിക്ക് ഏതു മഹാശ്രേയസ് ലഭിക്കുമെന്നത്—എനിക്ക് അറിയില്ല, ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമന്മാരേ.
Rājā
Type: temple
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijottamāḥ)
Scene: The king pauses mid-circumambulation, hands folded, face softened with humility, asking brāhmaṇas about the greater fruit of faith-filled pradakṣiṇā; brāhmaṇas listen thoughtfully.
FAQs
Faith (śraddhā) deepens the spiritual yield of an act; the seeker is encouraged to inquire into śreyas beyond worldly gains.
The same Devī shrine setting in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the verse emphasizes inner faith while engaging the sacred space.
Perform pradakṣiṇā with śraddhā; the verse frames it as a means toward higher welfare (śreyas).