Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
वर्तयिष्यंति कृत्येषु यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकाः । गोवर्धन त्वया चिंता कार्या चास्य समुद्भवा
vartayiṣyaṃti kṛtyeṣu yāvaccandrārkatārakāḥ | govardhana tvayā ciṃtā kāryā cāsya samudbhavā
चंद्र, सूर्य व तारे जोवर आहेत तोवर ते आपल्या कर्तव्यकर्मांत प्रवृत्त राहतील। आणि हे गोवर्धन! या व्यवस्थेच्या उद्भव-वृद्धीचे रक्षण करण्याची चिंता तुलाही करावी लागेल।
Sūta (narrating an instruction addressed to Govardhana)
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (implied)
Scene: A blessing/proclamation scene: elders address Govardhana, gesturing toward the temple and the community; above, a symbolic sky with moon, sun, and stars underscores permanence; below, people performing daily duties.
FAQs
Sacred traditions require enduring commitment—dharma is preserved through continuous communal duty and responsible stewardship.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
Not a specific ritual; it commands sustained performance of prescribed duties (kṛtya) and ongoing care for the institution/community.