Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
प्रष्टव्या च ततो माता तस्याश्चापि च या भवेत् । जननी चापि प्रष्टव्या तस्याश्चापि च या भवेत्
praṣṭavyā ca tato mātā tasyāścāpi ca yā bhavet | jananī cāpi praṣṭavyā tasyāścāpi ca yā bhavet
তাৰ পাছত তাইৰ মাতাক সুধিব লাগে, আৰু যি তাইৰ মাতৃৰো মাতা, তাকো। তেনেদৰে মাতৃ-পক্ষৰ পূৰ্বজাকো সুধিব লাগে, আৰু যি তাইৰ মাতৃৰো মাতা, তাকো—এইদৰে মাতৃ-বংশ সতর্কভাৱে পৰীক্ষা কৰিব লাগে।
Skanda (deduced; prescriptive genealogical instruction)
Scene: Women elders (mother and grandmother) seated respectfully, giving testimony to brāhmaṇas; the atmosphere is solemn, emphasizing memory and truth; a small shrine or tīrtha pavilion frames the scene.
FAQs
Dharma values careful verification and transparency; ritual purity is supported by conscientious inquiry.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the broader tīrtha-oriented discourse of the section.
Examine the maternal line by inquiring into the mother and maternal ancestors as part of śuddhi procedures.