Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
एवं संस्थाप्य तं शक्रो हिमाचलसुतं नगम् । ततः प्रोवाच सहृष्टो वरो मत्तः प्रगृह्यताम्
evaṃ saṃsthāpya taṃ śakro himācalasutaṃ nagam | tataḥ provāca sahṛṣṭo varo mattaḥ pragṛhyatām
Demikianlah Śakra (Indra) menegakkan gunung itu, putera Himācala; kemudian baginda bersukacita lalu bersabda: “Terimalah suatu anugerah daripadaku.”
Sūta (deduced; narrative frame)
Type: peak
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis
Scene: Indra, radiant and triumphant, sets the mountain in its place; the mountain rises firm, while celestial beings witness; Indra then turns, smiling, offering a boon.
FAQs
When sacred order is set in place, divine joy follows, and grace is offered as a boon—linking cosmic governance with tīrtha blessings.
The mountain and its surrounding sacred region being founded in Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 9).
None; it introduces the boon-giving moment that supports the site’s later glory.