Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82
मन्यमाना महीपालं विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । प्रोचुश्च मधुरैर्वाक्यैराशीर्वादपुरःसरैः
manyamānā mahīpālaṃ vismayotphullalocanāḥ | procuśca madhurairvākyairāśīrvādapuraḥsaraiḥ
ครั้นสำคัญว่าเป็นพระราชาผู้พิทักษ์แผ่นดิน ดวงตาเบิกกว้างด้วยความพิศวง พวกเขาจึงกล่าวถ้อยคำอ่อนหวาน โดยตั้งพรและคำอวยชัยนำหน้า
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Onlookers, convinced he is a king, fold hands and speak sweetly with blessings; their widened eyes show wonder, while the dusty traveler stands composed.
FAQs
Reverence and auspicious speech (āśīrvāda) are dharmic responses when encountering a worthy guest, especially in a sacred setting.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single line.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on blessings and respectful address.