Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । यदि देव प्रसन्नस्त्वमस्माकं च सुरेश्वर । पश्चिमश्चित्रशर्मा च यथाद्यो भवता कृतः
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | yadi deva prasannastvamasmākaṃ ca sureśvara | paścimaścitraśarmā ca yathādyo bhavatā kṛtaḥ
Para Brahmana berkata: “Wahai Dewa, jika Engkau berkenan kepada kami, wahai Penguasa para dewa, maka jadikanlah kami juga seperti yang terdahulu, sebagaimana Citraśarman telah Engkau jadikan.”
Brāhmaṇas (group of dvijas in the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇas speak in unison to Śiva, requesting to be made like Citraśarman; a faint vignette/secondary panel shows Citraśarman’s earlier blessing as a narrative echo.
FAQs
Righteous seekers ask not for worldly power but for a dharmic standing that supports ritual welfare and sacred continuity.
The request is made within the chapter’s kṣetra setting, but this verse alone does not specify the site-name.
The request anticipates śrāddha-related privilege/efficacy, but no procedural details are given in this verse.