Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
एवमुच्चार्य तत्तोयं तोयमध्ये परिक्षिपेत् । न भूमौ नैव हस्ते च ब्राह्मणस्य नृपोत्तम
evamuccārya tattoyaṃ toyamadhye parikṣipet | na bhūmau naiva haste ca brāhmaṇasya nṛpottama
یوں پڑھ کر وہ پانی پانی ہی کے بیچ رکھے؛ اے بہترین بادشاہ، نہ اسے زمین پر رکھے اور نہ برہمن کے ہاتھ میں دے۔
Unknown (ritual instruction within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A priest carefully lowers a small ritual container into a larger water vessel; attendants ensure it never touches the ground; the king watches as the rule is explained.
FAQs
Sacred acts require careful observance of purity and procedure; reverence is shown through correct handling of offerings.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is procedural within a broader tīrtha-glorification section.
After recitation, the water is to be placed into water (kept ritually contained), not set on the ground or directly into a brāhmaṇa’s hand.