Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
एवमुक्त्वा ततस्तेन दत्तं तालत्रयं द्विजाः । ब्रह्मस्थाने द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कृत्वा पुष्पसमं च तम्
evamuktvā tatastena dattaṃ tālatrayaṃ dvijāḥ | brahmasthāne dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kṛtvā puṣpasamaṃ ca tam
فلما قال ذلك، قبلَ البراهمةُ منه مقاديرَ التالا الثلاثة؛ وفي مَقامِ براهما المقدّس جعلَ أولئك السادةُ من ذوي الميلادين الأمرَ «مساويًا لبُشْبَة»، أي حسموه لصالح بُشْبَة.
Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Brahmasthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a Brahmasthāna: brāhmaṇas receive three tāla-measures (grain/coins) from a petitioner; they perform a formal act declaring the matter aligned with Puṣpa, with flowers arranged as symbolic assent.
FAQs
Religious authority can formalize outcomes through ritual spaces (like Brahmasthāna) and accepted offerings, shaping social-ritual status.
Brahmasthāna (a sanctified precinct) is mentioned; the broader tīrtha locale is implied by the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
An offering/settlement is accepted (tālatraya), and a declaration is made in Brahmasthāna affecting ritual standing.