Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
तस्माद्ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सोमं प्राप्य क्रमाद्द्विजाः । तृप्तिं यांति परां हृष्टा यतस्तस्माद्वरोऽत्र सः
tasmādbrahmādayo devāḥ somaṃ prāpya kramāddvijāḥ | tṛptiṃ yāṃti parāṃ hṛṣṭā yatastasmādvaro'tra saḥ
Потому, о брахманы, боги, начиная с Брахмы, обретая Сому по установленному порядку, достигают высшего удовлетворения и ликуют. Поэтому здесь, в этом святом месте, он — великое благословение.
Sūta
Tirtha: Soma-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)
Scene: A radiant Soma presides over a sanctified tīrtha; Brahmā and other devas arrive in orderly procession, receive Soma’s grace, and become visibly satisfied and joyous; the landscape glows with cool lunar light.
FAQs
Approaching Soma brings deep fulfillment; sacred places are praised because they mediate divine nourishment and joy.
The locale of Soma’s presence/āyatana in this Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-region, praised as a special boon to the worlds.
No explicit prescription; it emphasizes the spiritual ‘phala’ (benefit) of attaining/approaching Soma.