Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
मणिसोपानशोभाभिर्दीर्घिकाभिः समंततः । आरामकूपयंत्राद्यैः सर्वोपकरणैर्युतम् । निवेद्य ब्राह्मणेंद्राणां कृतकृत्यो बभूव सः
maṇisopānaśobhābhirdīrghikābhiḥ samaṃtataḥ | ārāmakūpayaṃtrādyaiḥ sarvopakaraṇairyutam | nivedya brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāṃ kṛtakṛtyo babhūva saḥ
चहूबाजूंनी मणिमय पायऱ्यांनी शोभणाऱ्या दीर्घिकांनी नगर सजवून, उद्याने, विहिरी, जलउचल यंत्रे इत्यादी सर्व साधनांनी युक्त करून, त्याने ते ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठांना विधिपूर्वक अर्पण केले; आणि तो कृतकृत्य झाला।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prosperous sacred town ringed by long reservoirs with jewel-like steps, gardens and wells; the founder ceremonially offers the settlement to eminent Brahmins, who receive it with solemn blessing.
FAQs
Public welfare and sacred giving (dāna)—when dedicated in a dharmic spirit—become a complete religious accomplishment.
The broader episode belongs to the Śaṅkhatīrtha-centered Tīrthamāhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa (explicitly named in the next verse).
A formal dedication (nivedana/dāna) of a well-equipped settlement and its amenities to Brahmins.