Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
शरीरं लघुतामेति तेजोवृद्धिश्च जायते । स्वप्ने च वीक्षते रात्रौ संतुष्टमनसः स्थितान्
śarīraṃ laghutāmeti tejovṛddhiśca jāyate | svapne ca vīkṣate rātrau saṃtuṣṭamanasaḥ sthitān
กายย่อมเบาสบาย และรัศมีอันผ่องใสยิ่งทวีขึ้น ครั้นยามราตรีในความฝัน เขาย่อมเห็นหมู่สัตว์ผู้ตั้งมั่นด้วยจิตอิ่มเอม
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic teacher addressing a King)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (rājendra)
Scene: A pilgrim, newly purified, appears luminous and light; at night he dreams of serene, content beings standing in calm rows, blessing him.
FAQs
Merit manifests as tangible auspicious signs—inner lightness, radiance, and uplifting dream-visions.
The verse occurs within a tīrthamāhātmya narrative; it describes general signs of successful rite rather than a named site.
No new action is prescribed here; it lists experiential signs indicating the rite’s fruit.