Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
ततः सर्वान्समाहूय स विप्रान्पुरसंभवान् । प्रोवाच कौरवो भीष्मो विनयावनतः स्थितः
tataḥ sarvānsamāhūya sa viprānpurasaṃbhavān | provāca kauravo bhīṣmo vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
แล้วเขาได้เรียกพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายแห่งนครนั้นมาประชุม ครั้นกุรวะภีษมะยืนด้วยความนอบน้อม ก้มศีรษะด้วยความเคารพ แล้วจึงกล่าวแก่ท่านทั้งหลาย
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhīṣma gathers the town’s brāhmaṇas; he stands respectfully with bowed head and folded hands, addressing them in a newly consecrated sacred precinct with altars and icons nearby.
FAQs
Sacred works at a tīrtha are secured through humility and cooperation—especially honoring those entrusted with ritual continuity.
The same tīrtha setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 57; the verse highlights local brāhmaṇas in that place.
No specific rite; it introduces the formal entrustment of worship/maintenance to brāhmaṇas.