Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
ततस्तं पावकं भूयः स्तुवंतस्तत्र च स्थिताः । प्रोचुर्वैश्वानरं ब्रूहि त्रिजातो योऽत्र च द्विजः
tatastaṃ pāvakaṃ bhūyaḥ stuvaṃtastatra ca sthitāḥ | procurvaiśvānaraṃ brūhi trijāto yo'tra ca dvijaḥ
তখন তারা সেখানে থেকেই সেই পাৱককে পুনরায় স্তব করতে লাগল এবং বলল—হে বৈশ্বানর! বলুন, এখানে যে নিজেকে দ্বিজ বলে, সেই ‘ত্রিজাত’ ব্যক্তি কে?
Vipras (Brahmins)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vaiśvānara (Agni)
Scene: Brahmins stand around the altar, hands raised in praise; they address Vaiśvānara with a pointed question about a suspicious ‘trijāta’ person present among them, hinting at social tension and ritual stakes.
FAQs
When sacred work is hindered, dharma requires inquiry and clarification from authoritative sources, not guesswork.
The dialogue occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; this verse centers on resolving ritual defect rather than praising a named site.
Not a direct prescription; it initiates a diagnostic question about an unqualified participant affecting homa and graha-śānti.