Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
ततः सर्वान्समाहूय स विप्रान्पुरसंभवान् । प्रोवाच कौरवो भीष्मो विनयावनतः स्थितः
tataḥ sarvānsamāhūya sa viprānpurasaṃbhavān | provāca kauravo bhīṣmo vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
Lalu ia memanggil semua brāhmaṇa dari kota itu. Bhīṣma sang Kaurava, berdiri dengan penuh tata krama, menundukkan kepala dalam hormat, lalu menyapa mereka.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhīṣma gathers the town’s brāhmaṇas; he stands respectfully with bowed head and folded hands, addressing them in a newly consecrated sacred precinct with altars and icons nearby.
FAQs
Sacred works at a tīrtha are secured through humility and cooperation—especially honoring those entrusted with ritual continuity.
The same tīrtha setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 57; the verse highlights local brāhmaṇas in that place.
No specific rite; it introduces the formal entrustment of worship/maintenance to brāhmaṇas.