Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
अस्मदीयं सदा नाम कीर्तनीयमसंशयम् । श्राद्धकृत्येषु सर्वेषु यथा तेन समा वयम् । भवामस्त्वत्प्रसादेन सांप्रतं चित्रशर्मणा
asmadīyaṃ sadā nāma kīrtanīyamasaṃśayam | śrāddhakṛtyeṣu sarveṣu yathā tena samā vayam | bhavāmastvatprasādena sāṃprataṃ citraśarmaṇā
“Que também o nosso nome seja sempre recitado, sem dúvida. E em todos os ritos de śrāddha, por tua graça, que agora nos tornemos iguais a Citraśarman.”
Brāhmaṇas
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas with folded hands petition the Lord for perpetual remembrance of their names in śrāddha rites, seeking equality with the revered Citraśarman; ritual vessels, darbha grass, and piṇḍa offerings are arranged in a sacred precinct.
FAQs
A lasting dharmic legacy is sought through service to ancestral rites (śrāddha) and alignment with divine grace.
The verse belongs to a kṣetra-focused chapter on śrāddha merit, but does not name the site within this line.
Śrāddha is explicitly referenced: the aspiration is that their names be invoked and that their role be effective in all śrāddha rites.
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