Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
तस्माद्ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सोमं प्राप्य क्रमाद्द्विजाः । तृप्तिं यांति परां हृष्टा यतस्तस्माद्वरोऽत्र सः
tasmādbrahmādayo devāḥ somaṃ prāpya kramāddvijāḥ | tṛptiṃ yāṃti parāṃ hṛṣṭā yatastasmādvaro'tra saḥ
म्हणून, हे द्विजांनो, ब्रह्मा आदि देव क्रमाने सोमास प्राप्त होऊन परम तृप्तीस पोहोचतात व हर्षित होतात; म्हणूनच येथे तो महान् वर (वरदान) आहे.
Sūta
Tirtha: Soma-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)
Scene: A radiant Soma presides over a sanctified tīrtha; Brahmā and other devas arrive in orderly procession, receive Soma’s grace, and become visibly satisfied and joyous; the landscape glows with cool lunar light.
FAQs
Approaching Soma brings deep fulfillment; sacred places are praised because they mediate divine nourishment and joy.
The locale of Soma’s presence/āyatana in this Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-region, praised as a special boon to the worlds.
No explicit prescription; it emphasizes the spiritual ‘phala’ (benefit) of attaining/approaching Soma.