Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
चातुर्मास्यव्रतकरः शूद्रोऽपि हरितां व्रजेत् । शिल्पी च नर्तकश्चैव काष्ठकारः प्रजापतिः
cāturmāsyavratakaraḥ śūdro'pi haritāṃ vrajet | śilpī ca nartakaścaiva kāṣṭhakāraḥ prajāpatiḥ
চাতুর্মাস্য ব্রত পালনকারী শূদ্রও হরিত-লোক (কল্যাণময় অবস্থা) লাভ করতে পারে; আর শিল্পী, নর্তক ও কাঠকার (ছুতোর)—এরা প্রজাপতি-সম্পর্কিত কর্মগোষ্ঠীতে উল্লেখিত।
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Monsoon Cāturmāsya setting: devotees undertake vrata; an artisan crafts, a dancer performs devotional nṛtya, and a carpenter works—each offering their skill to the sacred; lush green imagery suggests ‘haritām’ realm.
FAQs
Sincere vrata-observance, especially Cāturmāsya, is praised as spiritually elevating regardless of social category.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a vrata-focused teaching within the māhātmya.
Undertake and maintain the Cāturmāsya (four-month) vow.