Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 149
ततःप्रभृति यत्किंचित्तेषां कृत्यं प्रजायते । तद्वाक्येन प्रकुर्वंति तत्र ये नागरः स्थिताः
tataḥprabhṛti yatkiṃcitteṣāṃ kṛtyaṃ prajāyate | tadvākyena prakurvaṃti tatra ye nāgaraḥ sthitāḥ
นับแต่นั้นมา กิจอันใดหรือภารกิจใดที่เกิดขึ้นแก่พวกเขา ชาวนาคาระที่พำนักอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น ก็ปฏิบัติตามถ้อยคำของพวกเขาเป็นหลัก
Narrator
Tirtha: Kapālamocana (community precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A civic scene: townspeople approach the āśrama elders for guidance; tasks—festivals, repairs, rites—are undertaken after receiving their word; the tīrtha and shrine remain the town’s spiritual center.
FAQs
In a sacred place, dharma is preserved through disciplined communal life guided by religious authority and right counsel.
The narrative setting remains the Kapālamocana/Vātakeśvara-kṣetra region in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
No single rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes dharma-practice—acting according to the guiding word of the established religious leaders.