Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
ततश्चाकारयामास तं षंढं द्वारमाश्रितम् । तस्य दत्त्वाथ वस्त्राणि पश्चात्षंढमुवाच सः
tataścākārayāmāsa taṃ ṣaṃḍhaṃ dvāramāśritam | tasya dattvātha vastrāṇi paścātṣaṃḍhamuvāca saḥ
پھر اس نے دروازے پر ٹھہرے ہوئے اس خنثی کو پہرہ دینے پر مقرر کیا۔ اسے کپڑے دے کر، اس کے بعد اس خنثی سے مزید کہا۔
Narrator (contextual, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a mansion, the transformed brāhmaṇa appoints a eunuch as doorkeeper, hands him fresh garments, and issues instructions; the doorway is emphasized as a guarded, sacred boundary.
FAQs
Even in worldly affairs, order and vigilance are upheld as supports for dharma and the proper conduct of a household.
The verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the snippet itself does not name a specific tīrtha.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it describes an appointment and the giving of garments.