Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
यो राजा श्रद्धया युक्तो देशस्यास्य समुद्भवः । आनर्तस्य गजारूढो मृगचर्म क्षिपिष्यति
yo rājā śraddhayā yukto deśasyāsya samudbhavaḥ | ānartasya gajārūḍho mṛgacarma kṣipiṣyati
พระราชานั้น—บังเกิดในแผ่นดินนี้และเปี่ยมด้วยศรัทธา—แห่งอานรตะ เมื่อทรงช้างแล้ว จะทรงสละหนังเนื้อตามพิธีกรรมที่กำหนด
Brahmā (continuation of his declaration)
Scene: A king of Ānarta rides a caparisoned elephant toward a sacred pond; before the assembled people he casts a deer-skin as a prescribed ritual token, with priests indicating the proper moment.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faith) joined with right action at a tīrtha is shown as the true basis of auspicious kingship and public welfare.
A kuṇḍa/tīrtha in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative, linked to a public royal act performed for the benefit of the realm.
A royal performance involving casting a deer-skin into the tīrtha-water, done ceremonially (gajārūḍha).