Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
शिक्यद्वय समोपेतां तन्मध्ये विन्यसेत्तुलाम् । स्नातः शुक्लांबरधरः शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनः
śikyadvaya samopetāṃ tanmadhye vinyasettulām | snātaḥ śuklāṃbaradharaḥ śuklamālyānulepanaḥ
दोन शिक्यांनी युक्त अशी तुळा मध्ये ठेवावी. स्नान करून श्वेत वस्त्रे परिधान करावीत आणि श्वेत माळा व अनुलेपन धारण करावे.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the center of the ritual space stands a tulā (balance scale) with two slings; the patron, freshly bathed, dressed in white, adorned with white garlands and sandal/white unguents, prepares for a weighing-offering rite.
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Purification (snāna) and sattvic presentation symbolize inner clarity before performing sacred charity.
This is a procedural verse within tīrtha-māhātmya; the site is not specified in this snippet.
Installation of the tulā with two slings, and preparatory purity rules: bathing and wearing white with white adornments.