Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
प्रार्थयामो विशेषेण तेन दैन्यं समागताः । प्रसादः क्रियतां तस्मादाज्ञां यच्छत मा चिरम्
prārthayāmo viśeṣeṇa tena dainyaṃ samāgatāḥ | prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ tasmādājñāṃ yacchata mā ciram
ഞങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളോടു പ്രത്യേകമായി പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുന്നു; ആ കാരണത്താൽ തന്നെയാണ് ഞങ്ങൾ ദൈന്യത്തിലേക്കു വന്നത്. അതുകൊണ്ട് കൃപചെയ്ത് പ്രസാദിച്ചു ആജ്ഞ നൽകുക—വൈകരുത്।
Local devotees/hosts addressing the brāhmaṇas
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of distressed petitioners with folded hands stands before seated brāhmaṇas/elders in a temple-courtyard or assembly hall, pleading for favor and immediate instruction.
FAQs
Spiritual urgency should be paired with proper humility—one seeks grace and correct instruction rather than acting impulsively.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha setting, where rites are portrayed as effective when begun under proper authorization and blessing.
Requesting prasāda (favor) and ājñā (formal instruction/permission) from qualified brāhmaṇas before commencing the intended ritual work.