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
Le plaçant au milieu et le menant au premier rang, qu’en présence du roi—de sa propre bouche—soit rapporté le récit né de la boisson enivrante.
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.