ब्राह्मणाः पुरतः सर्वे शांता दांता जितेंद्रियाः । गर्त्तातीर्थोद्भवं विप्रं तेषां मध्ये निवेशयेत्
brāhmaṇāḥ purataḥ sarve śāṃtā dāṃtā jiteṃdriyāḥ | garttātīrthodbhavaṃ vipraṃ teṣāṃ madhye niveśayet
Alle Brahmanen sollen vorne sitzen—friedvoll, gezügelt und die Sinne bezwingend; und der mit der Garttā-Tīrtha verbundene (oder dort geborene/initiierte) Brahmane soll in ihrer Mitte Platz nehmen.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Garttā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined assembly of brāhmaṇas seated in front, hands in añjali or holding darbha; in the center sits the Garttā-tīrtha brāhmaṇa, marked as leader, with calm gaze and ritual implements.
Inner discipline—peace, restraint, and sense-mastery—is presented as essential for sanctifying tīrtha-rituals.
Garttā-tīrtha is explicitly named as the tīrtha connected to the central officiant.
Seat disciplined Brāhmaṇas in front and place the Garttā-tīrtha-associated Brāhmaṇa among them as a central figure.