Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
एवं सवीक्षमाणस्य तस्य च्छिद्रं महात्मनः । समाप्तिमगमद्विप्राः सत्रं तद्द्वादशाब्दिकम्
evaṃ savīkṣamāṇasya tasya cchidraṃ mahātmanaḥ | samāptimagamadviprāḥ satraṃ taddvādaśābdikam
Demikianlah, walaupun insan agung itu diperhatikan rapi untuk mencari sebarang cela, para Brahmana menyempurnakan satra korban selama dua belas tahun dan menutupnya dengan sempurna menurut dharma.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Nāgara-khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A vast sacrificial arena with multiple fires; Brahmins in orderly rows complete the final oblations of a twelve-year satra while an unseen threat lingers outside, unable to breach the sanctity.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through vigilance and fidelity to sacred rites; a long yajña bears fruit when completed without breach.
The verse sits within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single line.
A dvādaśa-varṣa satra—an extended sacrificial session undertaken and completed by Brahmins.