Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ततः स चानयामास नागरान्ब्राह्मणोत्तमान् । चातुश्चरणसंपन्नाञ्छ्रुतिस्मृति समन्वितान्
tataḥ sa cānayāmāsa nāgarānbrāhmaṇottamān | cātuścaraṇasaṃpannāñchrutismṛti samanvitān
ततः स ब्राह्मणोत्तमान् नगरस्य प्रमुखान् आहूय आनयामास—चातुश्चरणसंपन्नान्, श्रुतिस्मृतिसमन्वितान्।
Sūta (narration)
Scene: A dignified brāhmaṇa patron/ācārya summons city brāhmaṇas—elderly śrotriyas with yajñopavīta, kamaṇḍalu, and palm-leaf manuscripts—gathering in a courtyard near a nascent tīrtha site.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by honoring genuine learning and inviting those established in Śruti and Smṛti to guide sacred acts.
The narrative remains within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya frame of Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
The verse highlights the dharmic practice of formally inviting qualified brāhmaṇas for yajña-related proceedings.