Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
बाढमित्येव सोऽप्युक्त्वा प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना । समुत्थाय ततश्चक्रे कृत्यमर्हणपूर्वकम्
bāḍhamityeva so'pyuktvā prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā | samutthāya tataścakre kṛtyamarhaṇapūrvakam
Dia juga berkata, “Demikianlah,” dengan hati batin yang girang; lalu bangkit dan melaksanakan kewajipan yang patut dilakukan, dimulai dengan penghormatan yang sewajarnya.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā rises from his seat, serene and pleased; attendants bring offerings; he begins the preliminary honors—sprinkling water, offering flowers—before the main marriage rite.
FAQs
Ritual action should begin with arhaṇa—proper honoring—showing that reverence is the foundation of effective dhārmic rites.
The verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; it does not name a particular tīrtha in this line.
It notes that the rite proceeds arhaṇapūrvakam—starting with formal honoring—before the main ceremonial actions.