Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
स शुद्धो नागरो ज्ञेयो जातो देशांतरेष्वपि । पूर्वं विशोधयेद्वंशं ततो मातृकुलं स्मृतम्
sa śuddho nāgaro jñeyo jāto deśāṃtareṣvapi | pūrvaṃ viśodhayedvaṃśaṃ tato mātṛkulaṃ smṛtam
فإذا تطهّر على هذا النحو عُرِفَ أنه «ناغارا» وإن وُلِدَ في بلادٍ أخرى. أوّلًا تُجلّى سلالته وتُثبَت، ثم تُعرَف أسرةُ الأمّ أيضًا على الوجه المأثور.
Bhartṛyajña
Listener: Audience seeking rules for Nāgara designation
Scene: A formal recognition scene: scribes or elders record genealogy; two lines are symbolized—paternal tree and maternal tree—while the purified person stands respectfully, receiving a mark of acceptance (tilaka or sacred thread).
FAQs
Purification restores rightful standing, but dharma also values clarity of origins and responsible social continuity through family lines.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it applies the results of tīrtha-linked purification to social recognition.
A procedural rule: after śuddhi, verify/clarify the lineage first, then duly account for the maternal family line.