Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
चातुश्चरणमानीय मध्यगास्येन सोऽब्रवीत् । चंडशर्मा द्विजो यश्च मदर्थे पतितः कृतः
cātuścaraṇamānīya madhyagāsyena so'bravīt | caṃḍaśarmā dvijo yaśca madarthe patitaḥ kṛtaḥ
Les ayant rassemblés au milieu de l’assemblée, il parla d’une voix adressée à tous : «Ce brāhmane Caṇḍaśarmā, qui, à cause de moi, fut rendu déchu…»
Puṣpa (contextual; continuing his intervention)
Tirtha: Brahmasthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the center of a mandapa-like assembly at Brahmasthāna, Puṣpa stands addressing gathered townsmen; Caṇḍaśarmā the brāhmaṇa is indicated as the wronged party, standing modestly to one side; the crowd’s attention converges on the speaker.
FAQs
When harm is caused, dharma demands public responsibility and active steps to restore another’s standing.
The action occurs in/around Brahmasthāna within the chapter’s sacred setting, though no separate tīrtha name is introduced here.
A public declaration initiating restitution; the dāna component follows explicitly in the next verse.