Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 155
अथोचुस्तं द्विजश्रेष्ठा ब्रह्मस्थानस्य मध्यगम् । मध्यगस्य तु वक्त्रेण विवर्णवदनं स्थितम्
athocustaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhā brahmasthānasya madhyagam | madhyagasya tu vaktreṇa vivarṇavadanaṃ sthitam
ثم خاطبه خيرةُ البراهمة، وهو قائمٌ في وسط برهمسثانا؛ وفي تلك اللحظة بدا وجهُ القائم بالشعائر شاحبًا متغيّر اللون.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Brahmasthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the sacred center of the precinct, senior brāhmaṇas address a standing officiant; his face has turned pale, suggesting hidden grief or impurity, while the assembly watches in ritual silence.
FAQs
Dharma is investigated and restored through formal inquiry and rite in a sacred setting, where even subtle signs are taken seriously.
Brahmasthāna is again the central sacred place where the inquiry and purification proceedings occur.
The verse implies an ongoing śuddhi/inquiry proceeding led by brāhmaṇas at Brahmasthāna, though the specific steps are not detailed here.