Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
याजुषास्त्रिंशतिः ख्याताश्च्यावनाः सप्त विंशतिः । आगस्त्याश्च त्रयस्त्रिंशज्जैमिनेया दशैव तु
yājuṣāstriṃśatiḥ khyātāścyāvanāḥ sapta viṃśatiḥ | āgastyāśca trayastriṃśajjaimineyā daśaiva tu
యాజుషులు ముప్పై అని ప్రసిద్ధి. చ్యావనులు ఇరవై ఏడు; ఆగస్త్యులు ముప్పై మూడు; జైమినేయులు పది మాత్రమే అని చెప్పబడింది.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand tīrtha festival: Yājuṣa priests conducting a small yajña, Āgastya sages prominent (tall water-pot kamaṇḍalu), Cyāvana elders, and Jaiminīya chanters; pilgrims queue with offerings near a ghat.
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A Tīrtha’s greatness is shown by the presence of many Vedic traditions; supporting them is part of dharmic pilgrimage.
The excerpt lists communities associated with the Tīrtha; the precise place-name is outside this snippet.
The larger passage implies honoring these groups through hospitality, gifts, and ritual respect.
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