Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
मणिभद्रसमो जातस्तत्क्षणादेव स द्विजः । हट्टमार्गं गते सोऽथ तस्मिन्गत्वाऽथ मंदिरे । प्रविष्टः सहसा मध्ये प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
maṇibhadrasamo jātastatkṣaṇādeva sa dvijaḥ | haṭṭamārgaṃ gate so'tha tasmingatvā'tha maṃdire | praviṣṭaḥ sahasā madhye prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
وہ برہمن اسی لمحے مَنی بھدر کے مانند ہو گیا۔ پھر وہ بازار کی راہ پر گیا؛ وہاں پہنچ کر فوراً ایک عالی شان محل نما عمارت میں داخل ہوا اور باطن کی مسرت سے سرشار ہو کر عین درمیان جا پہنچا۔
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa, suddenly radiant like a yakṣa-lord (Maṇibhadra), walks along a bustling market street and enters a grand mansion, his face lit with inward joy; merchants, awnings, and city architecture frame the moment of uncanny elevation.
FAQs
Tīrtha-grace can transform a devotee’s fortunes swiftly; prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of divine favor aligned with dharma.
The overarching glorification remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the scene unfolds in/near Vidiśā.
None explicitly; it narrates the immediate effect of the boon (wealth-like status, confidence, and entry into public space).