Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
ततः स जनकस्तस्यास्ते वाऽपि पुरवासिनः । संप्रहृष्टा गृहं जग्मुः शंसतस्तां पृथक्पृथक्
tataḥ sa janakastasyāste vā'pi puravāsinaḥ | saṃprahṛṣṭā gṛhaṃ jagmuḥ śaṃsatastāṃ pṛthakpṛthak
پھر اس کے والد اور شہر کے رہنے والے بھی دل سے خوش ہو کر اپنے اپنے گھروں کو لوٹ گئے، اور ہر ایک جدا جدا اس کے (عزم و سلوک) کی تعریف کرتا رہا۔
Narrator (speaker not named in this verse; likely Sūta in surrounding passage)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The father and townspeople depart in small groups, turning back to offer words of praise; Bhaṭṭikā remains near the sanctuary, composed and unwavering.
FAQs
True tapas and dharmic resolve naturally evoke respect and inspire others, strengthening the sanctity of a tīrtha-community.
The setting remains a tīrtha context from the chapter, but this verse itself does not name the site.
None; it describes the social response—praise and approval—toward the practitioner’s vow.