Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
तदर्थं शरदश्चांते शुभर्त्तौ ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः । चातुश्चरणसंपन्नाः संस्थाप्याः षोडशैव तु
tadarthaṃ śaradaścāṃte śubharttau brāhmaṇottamāḥ | cātuścaraṇasaṃpannāḥ saṃsthāpyāḥ ṣoḍaśaiva tu
Oleh itu, pada waktu yang mujur di penghujung musim luruh, hendaklah dilantik secara rasmi enam belas Brāhmaṇa yang unggul—sempurna dengan “empat kaki” (ilmu Veda dan tata laku benar)—untuk duduk bagi upacara ini.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instructional style; common Skanda→listener framing)
Tirtha: Garttā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sixteen brāhmaṇas are ceremonially appointed and seated in an orderly arrangement at a tīrtha pavilion during late autumn; ritual vessels, darbha, and manuscripts indicate Vedic completeness.
FAQs
Sacred rites at a tīrtha should be performed with proper timing and with qualified, disciplined Brāhmaṇas so that the act becomes dharma-filled and merit-bearing.
The surrounding verses indicate Garttā-tīrtha (Garttātīrtha) as the focal sacred site in this adhyāya.
Install/seat sixteen well-qualified Brāhmaṇas at an auspicious time at the end of autumn for the intended tīrtha-rite.