Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽस्मि द्विजोत्तमाः । पृच्छा संबंधजं सर्वमेकं कार्यं सदैव हि
etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi dvijottamāḥ | pṛcchā saṃbaṃdhajaṃ sarvamekaṃ kāryaṃ sadaiva hi
ஓ இருமுறை பிறந்தவர்களில் சிறந்தவர்களே! நீங்கள் கேட்ட அனைத்தையும் நான் கூறினேன்; விசாரணையிலிருந்து எழும் எல்லாம் எப்போதும் ஒரே நோக்கத்திற்கே—நல்ல காரிய நிறைவேற்றத்திற்கே—செல்கிறது.
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A sage concludes his discourse to assembled brāhmaṇas; hands raised in a gesture of completion; listeners bow, indicating the end of a chapter’s teaching.
FAQs
Sincere questioning leads to clarity, and clarity serves dharma by guiding purposeful, correct action.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it closes an explanatory exchange within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya setting.
No external rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on the dharmic function of inquiry and instruction.