Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
नाभाग उवाच । सहस्राणां शतं मूल्यं निषादेभ्यो ददाम्यहम् । निग्रहाख्यस्य भगवन्यथाह ब्रह्मनंदनः
nābhāga uvāca | sahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ mūlyaṃ niṣādebhyo dadāmyaham | nigrahākhyasya bhagavanyathāha brahmanaṃdanaḥ
നാഭാഗൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഭഗവൻ, ഞാൻ നിഷാദർക്കു ഒരു ലക്ഷത്തിന്റെ വില നൽകും—‘നിഗ്രഹ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവനെക്കുറിച്ച് ബ്രഹ്മനന്ദനൻ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ.”
Nabhāga
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Implied) internal audience
Scene: Nābhāga publicly declares a vast payment—‘a hundred thousands’—to the niṣādas; attendants bring coin-bags or treasure trays; fishermen look relieved; the sage observes approvingly.
FAQs
A dharmic ruler responds promptly with generosity and deference to saintly instruction, offering substantial recompense when asked.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where acts of dāna and righteous settlement are showcased as spiritually elevating.
Dāna in the form of a large payment/compensation to the Niṣādas is proposed.