Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
एवमेतत्पुरा ख्यातमाख्यानं भद्रमस्तु वः
evametatpurā khyātamākhyānaṃ bhadramastu vaḥ
अशा प्रकारे हे प्राचीनकाळापासून प्रसिद्ध पावन आख्यान आहे; तुम्हा सर्वांचे कल्याण होवो।
Sūta (deduced: Purāṇic narration style within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage-narrator concluding the account, raising hand in blessing; listeners with folded palms; a temple silhouette of Hāṭakeśvara in the background.
FAQs
Sacred place-legends are not mere stories; hearing them with reverence is itself auspicious and dharma-enhancing.
The chapter context is the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it functions as a benedictory transition into the māhātmya.