Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
ततः प्रोवाच ताः सर्वाः प्रसादः क्रियतामिति । इमानि भूषणार्थाय भूषणानि प्रगृह्यताम्
tataḥ provāca tāḥ sarvāḥ prasādaḥ kriyatāmiti | imāni bhūṣaṇārthāya bhūṣaṇāni pragṛhyatām
ततः सा सर्वास्ताः प्रोवाच—“प्रसादः क्रियताम्। इमानि भूषणार्थाय भूषणानि प्रगृह्यताम्” इति।
Narrator (contextual; the lady speaking within Sūta’s narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The lady stands before the four ascetic women, hands extended with ornaments, her face earnest; the ascetics remain composed, embodying detachment.
FAQs
Humility in giving—requesting ‘prasāda’ (grace) rather than demanding acceptance—reflects dharmic etiquette.
The immediate verse does not specify a named tīrtha; it functions as part of a tīrtha-māhātmya episode in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
A dāna-like act is implied: offering ornaments as a gift, framed as a request for the recipients’ blessing/grace.