Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
तदुपायो मया प्रोक्तो विप्रस्यास्य सुखावहः । पराशरमतेनैव करोति यदि शुध्यति
tadupāyo mayā prokto viprasyāsya sukhāvahaḥ | parāśaramatenaiva karoti yadi śudhyati
„Dieses Heilmittel habe ich für diesen Brahmanen dargelegt, und man sagt, es sei ihm zuträglich und erleichternd. Wenn er es gemäß der Auffassung Parāśaras vollzieht, wird er gereinigt.“
Unspecified in the excerpt (same narrative speaker as prior verse)
Scene: A learned figure instructs others, holding a palm-leaf manuscript or gesturing as if quoting Parāśara; brāhmaṇas listen with mixed concern and attention.
FAQs
It links purification (śuddhi) to adherence to an accepted dharma-tradition (here, Parāśara’s view), showing the Purāṇa’s engagement with Smṛti authority.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as part of the broader tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting.
A “remedy” (upāya) for purification is referenced, to be done per Parāśara’s teaching; the exact rite is not detailed in this verse.