Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
न स्नानं देवताहोमस्तपोनियम एव च । न स्वाध्यायवषट्कारौ न च शुद्धिर्विवाहिता
na snānaṃ devatāhomastaponiyama eva ca | na svādhyāyavaṣaṭkārau na ca śuddhirvivāhitā
لهذه الفئات لا تُفرض فريضة الاغتسال الطقسي، ولا قرابين النار للآلهة (هوما)، ولا رياضات التنسّك والقيود (تَپَس ونِيَما)؛ ولا تُلزم تلاوة الفيدا الذاتية (سفادهيايا) مع نداء «فَشَت»، ولا تُفرض تطهيرات طقس الزواج كواجب.
Brahmā (in Brahma–Nārada dialogue context)
Scene: A teacher explains ritual boundaries: a homa-kuṇḍa and Vedic implements shown to one side, while artisans stand respectfully with folded hands, indicating alternative paths of merit.
FAQs
Dharma differentiates obligations by eligibility; spiritual good is not reduced to a single ritual template for all.
The verse appears within the tīrtha-centered Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya context of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
It discusses non-obligation (rather than prescription) regarding snāna, homa, svādhyāya, vaṣaṭ-calls, and marriage purifications.