Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
नारद उवाच । नारदोऽस्मि नृपश्रेष्ठ स्थानकार्थी समागतः । प्रोक्तं च देहि मे द्रव्यं भूमिं च स्थानहेतवे
nārada uvāca | nārado'smi nṛpaśreṣṭha sthānakārthī samāgataḥ | proktaṃ ca dehi me dravyaṃ bhūmiṃ ca sthānahetave
नारद म्हणाले—हे नृपश्रेष्ठ, मी नारद आहे; योग्य स्थानाच्या शोधार्थ आलो आहे. म्हणून सांगतो—स्थानस्थापनेसाठी मला धन व भूमी द्या.
Nārada
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (the king)
Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā and ascetic attire, stands before a king in court or at a hermitage threshold, declaring his identity and requesting wealth and land for establishing a sacred place.
FAQs
Supporting sacred establishments through bhūmi-dāna and dravya-dāna is presented as a kingly and dharmic duty.
The verse indicates a forthcoming sacred ‘sthāna’ to be established, but does not name the site in this snippet.
Bhūmi-dāna (gift of land) and dravya-dāna (gift of resources) for establishing a sacred site or institution.