Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
तथेत्युक्त्वा सर्वसर्पा ददू राज्ञे फलान्यमी । तक्षकोपि तदा तत्र कस्मिंश्चिद्बदरीफले
tathetyuktvā sarvasarpā dadū rājñe phalānyamī | takṣakopi tadā tatra kasmiṃścidbadarīphale
เหล่านาคทั้งปวงกล่าวว่า “เป็นดังนั้น” แล้วถวายผลไม้แด่พระราชา ส่วนทักษกะก็ในกาลนั้นเองได้เข้าไปสถิตอยู่ในผลพุทราผลหนึ่ง
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta)
Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Serpents, now in brāhmaṇa guise, present fruit offerings to the king; simultaneously Takṣaka slips into a single jujube fruit, unseen.
FAQs
Harm can hide within seemingly auspicious gifts; discernment (viveka) is essential alongside royal protocol.
No tīrtha is named; the Setu-khaṇḍa setting frames the Purāṇic teaching through story.
Gift-offerings of fruits are mentioned, but used here as a narrative instrument rather than a recommended rite.