Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
एतौ द्वावपि शूद्रेण भवतो द्विजसंभवे । क्षेत्रे सर्वसुराधीश सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
etau dvāvapi śūdreṇa bhavato dvijasaṃbhave | kṣetre sarvasurādhīśa satyametanmayoditam
وهذان الأمران كلاهما ينشآن من الشُّودرا في شأن نسلٍ متصلٍ بذوي الميلادين. يا ربَّ جميع الآلهة، هذا حقٌّ قد أعلنته—كما هو معروف في هذه البقعة المقدّسة.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: a deva addressed as 'sarvasurādhīśa' (not explicitly named)
Scene: The narrator raises a hand in oath-like assurance ('sat्यम्'), the deva listener nods; the sacred-region backdrop is emphasized—steps to water, a shrine flag, and pilgrims at a distance.
FAQs
It frames the preceding statements as a truthful doctrinal assertion within a sacred-kṣetra narrative, reinforcing the Purāṇic theme of dharma and social order.
A ‘kṣetra’ is referenced generally; the verse does not specify a named tīrtha in this snippet.
None; it is a confirmatory statement within an ongoing discourse.