ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । यदि यच्छसि चास्माकं दक्षिणां यज्ञसंभवाम् । तदस्माकं स्ववासेन स्थानं नय पवित्रताम्
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | yadi yacchasi cāsmākaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ yajñasaṃbhavām | tadasmākaṃ svavāsena sthānaṃ naya pavitratām
婆罗门们说:“若你愿将由祭祀(yajña)而生的祭资(dakṣiṇā)赐予我们,那么就让我们亲自居住于此,使此地导入清净。”
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience (implicit)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas respond collectively, requesting not merely wealth but a settled dwelling that will purify the locale; gesture of calm authority and benevolence.
A place becomes purified by the presence and disciplined life of dhārmic people, alongside proper ritual giving.
The immediate setting is the Puṣkara tīrtha-sthāna being made/preserved as pure.
Payment of dakṣiṇā connected to yajña, and purification through the Brāhmaṇas’ residence.
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