Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 95
ततः प्रोवाच मां हृष्टः प्रणिपत्य कृतांजलिः । हर्षगद्गदया वाचा प्रस्थितस्त्रिदिवं प्रति
tataḥ provāca māṃ hṛṣṭaḥ praṇipatya kṛtāṃjaliḥ | harṣagadgadayā vācā prasthitastridivaṃ prati
அப்போது அவன் மகிழ்ந்து என்னை உரைத்தான்; கைகூப்பி வணங்கி, ஆனந்தத்தால் குரல் தடுக்க உரைத்து, திரிதிவம் நோக்கிப் புறப்பட்டான்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humbled pilgrim bows repeatedly before a serene sage-narrator; hands joined, eyes moist; the pilgrim rises and begins a luminous upward journey, suggesting a subtle-body ascent toward the celestial realms.
FAQs
Gratitude, humility, and reverence complete the cycle of devotion, culminating in auspicious spiritual ascent.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha where worship and dīpa-dāna were performed, credited with granting heavenly attainment.
Praṇāma (prostration) and añjali (folded hands) as proper devotional conduct toward the holy and the teacher.