तदर्थं शरदश्चांते शुभर्त्तौ ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः । चातुश्चरणसंपन्नाः संस्थाप्याः षोडशैव तु
tadarthaṃ śaradaścāṃte śubharttau brāhmaṇottamāḥ | cātuścaraṇasaṃpannāḥ saṃsthāpyāḥ ṣoḍaśaiva tu
پس اسی غرض سے، خزاں کے اختتام پر کسی مبارک مہورت میں، چار پادوں (ویدی علم و درست آچرن) سے آراستہ سولہ برگزیدہ برہمنوں کو اس رسم کے لیے باقاعدہ مقرر کر کے بٹھایا جائے۔
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instructional style; common Skanda→listener framing)
Sacred rites at a tīrtha should be performed with proper timing and with qualified, disciplined Brāhmaṇas so that the act becomes dharma-filled and merit-bearing.
The surrounding verses indicate Garttā-tīrtha (Garttātīrtha) as the focal sacred site in this adhyāya.
Install/seat sixteen well-qualified Brāhmaṇas at an auspicious time at the end of autumn for the intended tīrtha-rite.
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