Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
तस्मादाज्ञापयस्वाद्य कृत्वा चित्तं दृढं विभो । भूयोऽप्यत्रागमिष्यामस्तव दर्शनलालसाः
tasmādājñāpayasvādya kṛtvā cittaṃ dṛḍhaṃ vibho | bhūyo'pyatrāgamiṣyāmastava darśanalālasāḥ
ଏହେ ପ୍ରଭୋ, ତେଣୁ ଆଜି ଦୃଢ଼ଚିତ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଆଜ୍ଞା ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ। ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ-ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ପାଇଁ ଆମେ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଏଠାକୁ ଆସିବୁ।
Likely the Kuru-Pāṇḍava party addressing Vibhu/Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of royal pilgrims, hands folded, petition a radiant Lord for permission; faces show longing and humility, suggesting imminent departure to a famed kṣetra.
FAQs
Sacred actions are ideally begun with divine sanction and inner steadiness, while maintaining longing for repeated darśana.
The verse centers on requesting permission and promising return; the tīrtha is the same kṣetra described in this chapter.
No explicit rite is detailed; the implied dharma is to seek the Lord’s approval before undertaking a major religious journey and consecration.