Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50
सोऽपि राजाऽथ मासांते समागत्य सुभक्तितः । अभिषेकं समादाय पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्
so'pi rājā'tha māsāṃte samāgatya subhaktitaḥ | abhiṣekaṃ samādāya pūjayitvā dvijottamān
وہ بادشاہ بھی ماہ کے آخر میں گہری بھکتی کے ساتھ آیا؛ ابھِشیک کی رسم اختیار کی، اور افضل برہمنوں کی پوجا کر کے،
Narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devout king arrives at month’s end, bearing ritual vessels for abhiṣeka; he bows and offers honors to eminent brāhmaṇas seated in a consecrated space.
FAQs
True devotion is shown by personally participating in worship and by honoring worthy spiritual custodians of ritual tradition.
The action occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting; the verse highlights the monthly return for worship rather than naming a new site.
At month’s end, the king should come, undertake the abhiṣeka, and honor the foremost brāhmaṇas.