Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
मध्यगं पुरतः कृत्वा तद्वक्त्रेण च तत्पुरः । कथयंतु च वृत्तांतं मद्यपान समुद्भवम्
madhyagaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā tadvaktreṇa ca tatpuraḥ | kathayaṃtu ca vṛttāṃtaṃ madyapāna samudbhavam
Poniéndolo en medio y llevándolo al frente, que—por su propia boca, en presencia del rey—relaten el suceso surgido del beber licor.
Bhartṛyajña (continuing)
Listener: Townsmen/attendants; addressed toward the king’s hearing
Scene: An accused man is placed in the middle of the assembly; he is brought forward to face the king; he narrates the incident caused by drinking liquor; the crowd watches, some compassionate, some stern.
FAQs
It underscores accountability: a wrongdoing should be narrated truthfully and directly, even before authority, as part of restoring dharmic order.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
A procedural instruction is given—publicly stating the incident in the ruler’s presence; it is not a detailed rite like snāna or dāna.
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