Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
यो राजा श्रद्धया युक्तो देशस्यास्य समुद्भवः । आनर्तस्य गजारूढो मृगचर्म क्षिपिष्यति
yo rājā śraddhayā yukto deśasyāsya samudbhavaḥ | ānartasya gajārūḍho mṛgacarma kṣipiṣyati
Aquele rei—nascido nesta mesma terra e dotado de fé—, rei de Ānarta, montado num elefante, lançará fora a pele de veado (conforme o rito).
Brahmā (continuation of his declaration)
Scene: A king of Ānarta rides a caparisoned elephant toward a sacred pond; before the assembled people he casts a deer-skin as a prescribed ritual token, with priests indicating the proper moment.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faith) joined with right action at a tīrtha is shown as the true basis of auspicious kingship and public welfare.
A kuṇḍa/tīrtha in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative, linked to a public royal act performed for the benefit of the realm.
A royal performance involving casting a deer-skin into the tīrtha-water, done ceremonially (gajārūḍha).