Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
तच्छ्रुत्वा भर्तृयज्ञस्तु तानुवाच द्विजोत्तमान् । श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि यदेतत्कारणं स्थितम्
tacchrutvā bhartṛyajñastu tānuvāca dvijottamān | śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi yadetatkāraṇaṃ sthitam
அதைக் கேட்ட பर्त்ருயஜ்ஞன் அந்த இருபிறப்பில் முதன்மையோரிடம் கூறினான்— “கேளுங்கள்; இதற்குப் பின்னுள்ள நிலையான காரணத்தை நான் விளக்குகிறேன்.”
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Brahmaśālā discourse of Bhartṛyajña
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: Bhartṛyajña rises or gestures calmly, addressing the assembled brāhmaṇas; the hall quiets as instruction begins.
FAQs
Puranic dharma is transmitted through respectful dialogue—ritual actions should be grounded in known, established reasons.
The verse is transitional and does not name a site; it belongs to the tīrtha-mahātmya framework of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
An authoritative explanation is promised for the practice connected with giving the ‘tālatraya’ by the mediator.