Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
ब्रह्माणं प्रार्थयित्वा च स्वयं गत्वा तदंतिकम् । बाढमित्येव तैरुक्ते तत आदाय तानपि
brahmāṇaṃ prārthayitvā ca svayaṃ gatvā tadaṃtikam | bāḍhamityeva tairukte tata ādāya tānapi
ครั้นวิงวอนพระพรหมาแล้ว เขาเองก็ไปเฝ้า ณ เบื้องพระพักตร์—เมื่อพวกเขากล่าวว่า “บาฑัม” (เป็นเช่นนั้นเถิด)—เขาจึงพาพวกเขาไปด้วย
Narrator (contextual narration within the Adhyāya)
Tirtha: Vidhisadana (Brahmā’s abode)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra (king) implied by surrounding address
Scene: A petitioner approaches Brahmā’s radiant court; Brahmā grants assent (‘bāḍham’). The petitioner then gathers the pitṛ-hosts to accompany him, signaling a sanctioned procession.
FAQs
When dharma-related suffering is presented, the tradition seeks authoritative clarification—here by approaching Brahmā.
Not specified in this verse; it advances the narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the act of approaching Brahmā for guidance.