Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89
ततः सूर्यांशुसंस्पृष्टः स मृतश्च सुकुष्ठभाक् । विबुधानां करैः स्पृष्टः पुनरेव समुत्थितः
tataḥ sūryāṃśusaṃspṛṣṭaḥ sa mṛtaśca sukuṣṭhabhāk | vibudhānāṃ karaiḥ spṛṣṭaḥ punareva samutthitaḥ
Kemudian, disentuh oleh sinar Surya, orang itu—walaupun telah mati dan menghidap kusta—disentuh pula oleh tangan para dewa, lalu bangkit hidup kembali.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Skanda narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ
Scene: A lifeless, leprosy-afflicted man lies near a sacred spot; the Sun’s rays strike him like golden spears; celestial beings descend, their hands touching him; his body regains vitality as onlookers gasp.
FAQs
The verse proclaims the extraordinary purifying and life-restoring power that manifests through divine agencies when a sacred place’s merit (tīrtha-mahimā) is activated.
The immediate verse highlights miraculous tīrtha efficacy in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific site name is not stated in this single shloka.
No explicit rite (snāna/dāna/japa) is stated here; it narrates the miracle of revival through divine touch and solar rays.