Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
एवमुक्ताथ मामाह स पिता द्विजसत्तमाः । त्वया वत्सस्य कर्तव्या शुश्रूषा नित्यमेव हि
evamuktātha māmāha sa pitā dvijasattamāḥ | tvayā vatsasya kartavyā śuśrūṣā nityameva hi
ครั้นกล่าวดังนั้นแล้ว บิดาของข้า ผู้เป็นพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ ได้กล่าวแก่ข้าว่า: “เจ้าพึงปรนนิบัติรับใช้วัตสะเป็นนิตย์แท้”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating; instruction quoted from his father
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative (implied)
Scene: A respected brāhmaṇa father instructs his son to serve Vatsa constantly; the son listens with folded hands, embodying discipline and humility.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained through steady service—honoring the holy is not momentary courtesy but continuous attentive support.
No named tīrtha appears here; the verse reinforces tīrtha-māhātmya by showing the dharmic culture that makes a place spiritually potent.
The prescription is śuśrūṣā (ongoing attendance/service) to the visiting sage.