Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
निःस्पृहस्यापि ते विप्र किमागमनकारणम् । तत्सर्वं मे समाचक्ष्व येन यच्छामि तेऽखिलम्
niḥspṛhasyāpi te vipra kimāgamanakāraṇam | tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva yena yacchāmi te'khilam
اے برہمن، اگرچہ آپ خواہشات سے پاک ہیں، پھر بھی آپ کے آنے کی کیا وجہ ہے؟ مجھے سب کچھ بتائیں، تاکہ میں آپ کو سب کچھ عطا کر سکوں۔
Gādhi
Scene: A king, hands folded, addresses a calm brāhmaṇa-sage, asking the reason for his visit and offering to grant whatever is sought.
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma includes humility before the wise and readiness to give—generosity is guided by truthful inquiry.
The chapter is within a Tīrthamāhātmya framework, but this verse focuses on the ethical dialogue rather than the site-name.
No specific ritual; it expresses the dāna-intent (willingness to grant) following proper reception.