Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93
तीर्थयात्रा जपो होमो याश्चान्याः सुकृतक्रियाः । एतत्सर्वं मया ख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽस्मि धराधिप
tīrthayātrā japo homo yāścānyāḥ sukṛtakriyāḥ | etatsarvaṃ mayā khyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi dharādhipa
தீர்த்தயாத்திரை, ஜபம், ஹோமம் மற்றும் பிற புண்ணியச் செயல்கள்—ஓ பூமியாதிபதியே, நீ கேட்டதனால் இவை அனைத்தையும் நான் விளக்கியேன்।
Purāṇic narrator (addressing a king: 'dharādhipa')
Listener: a king (धराधिप)
Scene: A didactic closing scene: Skanda (or the narrator-sage) addressing a king, with symbolic vignettes around them—pilgrims at a ford, a japa-mālā, a homa fire—representing the declared sukṛtas.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and ritual disciplines—japa and homa—are affirmed as key sukṛtas when undertaken with dharmic intent.
The broader tīrtha framework of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the verse summarizes practices tied to sacred places.
Tīrtha-yātrā, japa, homa, and other sukṛta-kriyās are endorsed.