Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
आनर्त उवाच । तुलापुरुषदानस्य यो विधिः परिकीर्तितः । तं मे सर्वं समाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामुने
ānarta uvāca | tulāpuruṣadānasya yo vidhiḥ parikīrtitaḥ | taṃ me sarvaṃ samācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune
ஆனர்த்தன் கூறினான்—ஓ மஹாமுனியே! துலாபுருஷ தானத்திற்குக் கூறப்பட்ட விதிமுறையனைத்தையும் எனக்கு விரிவாக எடுத்துரையுங்கள்।
Ānarta
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhartṛyajña
Scene: King Ānarta, hands folded, asks the sage to explain the full Tulāpuruṣa-dāna procedure in detail; the sage prepares to instruct.
FAQs
Dharmic acts gain power through correct method (vidhi); seeking instruction from a qualified sage is itself part of righteous practice.
The question arises within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, implying a sacred locale whose merit is being discussed in the chapter.
A request for the complete rite (vidhi) of Tulāpuruṣa-dāna, to be explained in detail.