Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
भुक्तमात्रे ततस्तस्मिन्वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । नादयंती जगत्सर्वं हर्षयंती महीपतिम्
bhuktamātre tatastasminvāguvācāśarīriṇī | nādayaṃtī jagatsarvaṃ harṣayaṃtī mahīpatim
ଭୋଜନ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେବାମାତ୍ରେ ତେବେ ଏକ ଅଶରୀରୀ ବାଣୀ କହିଲା; ସେ ବାଣୀ ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତକୁ ନାଦିତ କରି ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ ହର୍ଷିତ କଲା।
Aśarīriṇī vāk (unembodied voice)
Tirtha: Nāgahrada
Type: kund
Scene: At the pond-bank, immediately after the brāhmaṇa finishes eating, an unseen voice reverberates; the king’s face brightens with joy; attendants look upward; the air seems to vibrate over the waters.
FAQs
When rites are performed properly at a powerful tīrtha, their fruit becomes evident—even the unseen world gives confirmation.
Nāgahrada, whose śrāddha-power is affirmed by a supernatural proclamation.
Completion of śrāddha through the brāhmaṇa’s meal, after which the result (phala) is declared.
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