Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य स राजा तत्र संगतः । अपश्यद्ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठान्देवीगृहसमाश्रितान्
kasyacittvatha kālasya sa rājā tatra saṃgataḥ | apaśyadbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāndevīgṛhasamāśritān
പിന്നീട് ഒരു സമയത്ത് ആ രാജാവ് അവിടെ എത്തി; ദേവീമന്ദിരത്തിന്റെ പ്രാകാരത്തിൽ ആശ്രയിച്ചിരുന്ന ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരെ കണ്ടു।
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king arrives at a Devī temple courtyard and beholds a group of eminent brāhmaṇas seated or standing under the temple mandapa, with lamps, banners, and a sanctum doorway behind them.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only geography; it is also living dharma—kept vibrant through holy company and learned brāhmaṇas.
The Devī-gṛha (Goddess temple) central to this Tīrthamāhātmya episode in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse sets up a dharmic encounter at the temple precinct.