Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । यद्येवं वद विप्रास्य पुरश्चरणसंज्ञिताम् । सप्तमीमद्य विप्रेंद्र वराकस्य विशुद्धये
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | yadyevaṃ vada viprāsya puraścaraṇasaṃjñitām | saptamīmadya vipreṃdra varākasya viśuddhaye
ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলে ক’লে: ‘যদি তেনেহ’লে, হে বিপ্ৰশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, তেন্তে আজি “পুৰশ্চৰণ” নামে পৰিচিত সেই সপ্তমীৰ কথা কোৱা, এই দুখীয়া মানুহৰ বিশুদ্ধিৰ বাবে।’
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Puraścaraṇa-Saptamī (vrata)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas respectfully questioning a learned vipra about the Puraścaraṇa Saptamī, motivated by compassion for a ‘poor man’ seeking purification.
FAQs
When moral doubt or impurity arises, dharma offers a path of purification through properly taught observances.
The verse introduces a vrata within a Tīrthamāhātmya, but does not name the specific tīrtha in this excerpt.
Instruction is requested for the ‘Puraścaraṇa’ Saptamī observance, intended for purification (viśuddhi).