Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
भुक्तमात्रे ततस्तस्मिन्वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । नादयंती जगत्सर्वं हर्षयंती महीपतिम्
bhuktamātre tatastasminvāguvācāśarīriṇī | nādayaṃtī jagatsarvaṃ harṣayaṃtī mahīpatim
உணவு முடிந்த உடனே அப்போது ஒரு உடலற்ற வாக்கு ஒலித்தது; அது உலகமெங்கும் முழங்கி அரசனை மகிழ்ச்சியால் நிரப்பியது.
Aśarīriṇī vāk (unembodied voice)
Tirtha: Nāgahrada
Type: kund
Scene: At the pond-bank, immediately after the brāhmaṇa finishes eating, an unseen voice reverberates; the king’s face brightens with joy; attendants look upward; the air seems to vibrate over the waters.
FAQs
When rites are performed properly at a powerful tīrtha, their fruit becomes evident—even the unseen world gives confirmation.
Nāgahrada, whose śrāddha-power is affirmed by a supernatural proclamation.
Completion of śrāddha through the brāhmaṇa’s meal, after which the result (phala) is declared.