Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 183
नान्यथा वचनं भावि मम शिष्यस्य पन्नग । कञ्चित्कालं प्रतीक्षस्व तस्मात्सर्पवपुःस्थितः
nānyathā vacanaṃ bhāvi mama śiṣyasya pannaga | kañcitkālaṃ pratīkṣasva tasmātsarpavapuḥsthitaḥ
“اے ناگ! میرے شاگرد کا قول ہرگز خلافِ واقع نہ ہوگا؛ وہ ضرور پورا ہوگا۔ اس لیے کچھ مدت انتظار کر، اور اپنے سانپ کے روپ میں ہی قائم رہ۔”
Suvrata (implied by immediate narrative context continuing into his direct speech)
Listener: Serpent (pannaga/nāga)
Scene: A sage addresses a nāga: the serpent remains coiled, listening; the sage’s gesture is calming, indicating ‘wait’; the disciple stands nearby, embodying steadfast truth.
FAQs
A truthful vow and a saint’s assurance establish certainty; karmic outcomes unfold in their proper time.
The larger unit is a Tīrthamāhātmya in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; this verse focuses on the serpent’s state rather than naming the site.
Patience and remaining in the destined condition are advised here; later verses specify japa and conduct in relation to a Śiva-temple festival.