Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
ब्राह्मणान्वाचयित्वा च सिंहासनसमाश्रितः । एतस्मिन्नंतरे धेनुः समाहूता च नंदिनी
brāhmaṇānvācayitvā ca siṃhāsanasamāśritaḥ | etasminnaṃtare dhenuḥ samāhūtā ca naṃdinī
Après avoir fait réciter par les brāhmanes des paroles védiques et des bénédictions, et s’être assis sur le trône, entre-temps la vache Nandinī fut appelée.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal hall or pavilion: brāhmaṇas seated chanting; the king ascends a lion-throne; attendants hold flywhisks; at the side, messengers summon the divine cow Nandinī, hinting at her imminent arrival.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through proper order—honoring Brāhmaṇas, sanctifying actions with sacred speech, and then undertaking service.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse portrays dharmic courtly and ritual context within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
Engaging Brāhmaṇas for recitation/benediction prior to major acts of hospitality or ceremony.