Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तथान्यदपि यत्किञ्चित्कर्म धर्म्यं हितावहम् । तत्करोमि यथान्येऽपि चक्रुर्देवाः शिवादयः
tathānyadapi yatkiñcitkarma dharmyaṃ hitāvaham | tatkaromi yathānye'pi cakrurdevāḥ śivādayaḥ
اسی طرح جو بھی کوئی اور عمل ہو جو دھرم کے مطابق اور بھلائی لانے والا ہو، میں وہ بھی انجام دوں گا—جیسے شِو وغیرہ دیوتاؤں نے کیا ہے۔
Pitāmaha (Brahmā) (deduced from immediate narrative context in the same adhyāya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotional pledge with a divine archetype: Śiva at the head of a celestial assembly, while a human devotee resolves to perform dhārmic acts in their footsteps at a tīrtha.
FAQs
Dharma is defined by actions that uphold righteousness and bring true welfare; one should follow divine exemplars in performing such deeds.
The verse supports the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 40, leading toward the manifestation of a sacred kṣetra (later identified with Camatkārapura-kṣetra in this passage).
A general prescription: perform dhārmic, beneficial rites and duties in the manner of the gods; no single named rite is specified in this verse.