Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
सर्वेषामेव पौराणां तदवस्थं विलोक्य तम् । ततोऽन्यैः शीततोयेन सोभिषिक्तो दयान्वितैः
sarveṣāmeva paurāṇāṃ tadavasthaṃ vilokya tam | tato'nyaiḥ śītatoyena sobhiṣikto dayānvitaiḥ
جب شہر کے سب لوگوں نے اسے اس حالت میں دیکھا تو رحم سے بھرے ہوئے دوسرے لوگوں نے پھر ٹھنڈا پانی چھڑک کر اسے تر کر دیا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Scene: A weakened pilgrim lies in distress as townspeople gather; compassionate helpers sprinkle cool water over him, creating a moment of relief amid a sacred-town backdrop.
FAQs
Dharma includes compassion; even amid condemnation of wrongdoing, the virtuous respond with mercy and aid.
Not named in this verse; it continues the city-based narrative within the chapter’s tīrtha-context.
No formal rite; the act resembles compassionate relief—cool-water sprinkling to revive or comfort.