Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
पितुः पितामहोऽन्यस्य तृतीयस्य रघूत्तम । त्रयाणां च तथान्येषां त्रयोऽन्ये नृपसंनिभाः
pituḥ pitāmaho'nyasya tṛtīyasya raghūttama | trayāṇāṃ ca tathānyeṣāṃ trayo'nye nṛpasaṃnibhāḥ
ஓ ரகூத்தமனே, உன் தந்தையின் பிதாமகனையும் நான் கண்டேன்; அதுபோல மற்றொருவரின் பிதாமகனையும்—இவ்வாறு மூன்றாவனையும். அந்த மூவருடன் மேலும் மூவர் அரசரைப் போன்ற ஒளியுடன் தோன்றினர்.
Unspecified female speaker within the narrative (context suggests Sītā speaking to Rāma)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Raghūttama
Scene: A visionary tableau: behind brāhmaṇas appear successive elder figures—father, grandfather, great-grandfather—then additional three ‘king-like’ radiant presences, arranged in tiers like a genealogical mandala.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes reverence for lineage and the reality of pitṛs, whose presence can be perceived through the merit and sanctity of a tīrtha.
A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha context is implied, but the specific site name is not given in the provided excerpt.
No direct instruction appears; it continues the account of ancestral manifestations.