नाभाग उवाच । सहस्राणां शतं मूल्यं निषादेभ्यो ददाम्यहम् । निग्रहाख्यस्य भगवन्यथाह ब्रह्मनंदनः
nābhāga uvāca | sahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ mūlyaṃ niṣādebhyo dadāmyaham | nigrahākhyasya bhagavanyathāha brahmanaṃdanaḥ
Nabhāga nói: “Bạch Đấng Tôn Quý, con sẽ trao cho người Niṣāda khoản trả công một trăm nghìn, đúng như lời dạy của con trai Phạm Thiên về người mang danh Nigraha.”
Nabhāga
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Implied) internal audience
Scene: Nābhāga publicly declares a vast payment—‘a hundred thousands’—to the niṣādas; attendants bring coin-bags or treasure trays; fishermen look relieved; the sage observes approvingly.
A dharmic ruler responds promptly with generosity and deference to saintly instruction, offering substantial recompense when asked.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where acts of dāna and righteous settlement are showcased as spiritually elevating.
Dāna in the form of a large payment/compensation to the Niṣādas is proposed.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.