Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
निःस्पृहस्यापि ते विप्र किमागमनकारणम् । तत्सर्वं मे समाचक्ष्व येन यच्छामि तेऽखिलम्
niḥspṛhasyāpi te vipra kimāgamanakāraṇam | tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva yena yacchāmi te'khilam
हे विप्र! तुम्ही निःस्पृह आहात, तरी तुमच्या आगमनाचे कारण काय? ते सर्व मला सांगा, ज्यायोगे मी तुम्हाला सर्व काही देईन।
Gādhi
Scene: A king, hands folded, addresses a calm brāhmaṇa-sage, asking the reason for his visit and offering to grant whatever is sought.
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma includes humility before the wise and readiness to give—generosity is guided by truthful inquiry.
The chapter is within a Tīrthamāhātmya framework, but this verse focuses on the ethical dialogue rather than the site-name.
No specific ritual; it expresses the dāna-intent (willingness to grant) following proper reception.