Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
पाषाणस्यापि जायेत् स्तंभेषु च धटस्तथा । वणिक्सुवर्णकारो वा कुशलः कांस्यकारकः
pāṣāṇasyāpi jāyet staṃbheṣu ca dhaṭastathā | vaṇiksuvarṇakāro vā kuśalaḥ kāṃsyakārakaḥ
សសរនោះ អាចធ្វើពីថ្មក៏បាន; ហើយក្នុងករណីនោះផងដែរ ត្រូវរៀបចំប្រព័ន្ធ ‘ធតៈ’ លើសសរ។ អាចជ្រើសយកពាណិជ្ជករ អ្នកធ្វើមាស ឬអ្នកជាងសំរិទ្ធ ដែលមានជំនាញ ដើម្បីធ្វើឬដំឡើង។
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: Stone pillars rise on a platform; artisans—goldsmith and bronze-worker—measure and fit metal fixtures for the balance apparatus; a merchant oversees materials.
FAQs
Dharma works through competent means: skill and proper workmanship support fairness and reliability in public rites.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse concerns materials and qualified craftsmen.
Posts may be stone; the apparatus may be set by skilled professionals such as a merchant, goldsmith, or bronze-worker.