Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
भागुरायणकाश्चैव मातृकास्त्रैणवास्तथा । सर्वे ते ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः क्रमेण द्विजसत्तमाः
bhāgurāyaṇakāścaiva mātṛkāstraiṇavāstathā | sarve te brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāḥ krameṇa dvijasattamāḥ
และพวกภาคุรายณกะ มาตฤกะ และไตรณวะด้วย ทั้งหมดนั้นเป็นพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ เป็นทวิชผู้เลิศ ตามลำดับแห่งตระกูล
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A formal honoring ceremony: dvija elders seated in order; pilgrims offer garlands, water, cloth, and dakṣiṇā; a ritual fire or temple lamp marks sanctity; the ‘krama’ (precedence) is visibly maintained.
FAQs
The Purāṇa elevates the ethic of reverence: honoring the worthy (especially learned Brahmins) is integral to the fruit of pilgrimage.
The verse participates in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya praise; it glorifies the Tīrtha through the excellence of its dharmic residents.
Implied: satkāra according to krama (proper order), i.e., respectful reception and honoring based on dharmic protocol.