Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य स राजा तत्र संगतः । अपश्यद्ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठान्देवीगृहसमाश्रितान्
kasyacittvatha kālasya sa rājā tatra saṃgataḥ | apaśyadbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāndevīgṛhasamāśritān
তারপর এক সময় সেই রাজা সেখানে উপস্থিত হলেন এবং দেবীমন্দিরের প্রাঙ্গণে আশ্রয় নেওয়া শ্রেষ্ঠ ব্রাহ্মণদের দেখলেন।
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king arrives at a Devī temple courtyard and beholds a group of eminent brāhmaṇas seated or standing under the temple mandapa, with lamps, banners, and a sanctum doorway behind them.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only geography; it is also living dharma—kept vibrant through holy company and learned brāhmaṇas.
The Devī-gṛha (Goddess temple) central to this Tīrthamāhātmya episode in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse sets up a dharmic encounter at the temple precinct.