Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83
तानि चार्पय मे भूयो येनानृण्यं व्रजाम्यहम् । तस्या देव्याः सुराधीश त्वत्प्रसादेन सांप्रतम्
tāni cārpaya me bhūyo yenānṛṇyaṃ vrajāmyaham | tasyā devyāḥ surādhīśa tvatprasādena sāṃpratam
Dan kembalikanlah kepadaku sekali lagi segala benda itu, agar aku terbebas daripada hutang. Wahai Penguasa para dewa, pada saat ini, dengan rahmatmu, aku dibebaskan daripada kewajipan terhadap Dewi itu.
Rājā (addressing Śiva as Surādhīśa)
Tirtha: Devīkuṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: A supplicant petitions the Lord of the gods to return entrusted items, seeking freedom from debt to a Goddess; the moment is intimate, ethical, and devotional—hands folded, offerings present, divine presence calm yet authoritative.
FAQs
Dharma includes clearing obligations—returning what was entrusted, and seeking release from spiritual and moral debts.
The request occurs within the Devīkuṇḍa-centered tīrtha narrative of this chapter.
The act of formally returning/handing over the sacred items, framed as a dharmic settlement (anṛṇya).