Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
नागरैर्ब्राह्मणैर्बाह्यं योऽत्र यज्ञं समाचरेत् । श्राद्धं वा स हि वध्यः स्यात्सर्वेषां च द्विजन्मनाम्
nāgarairbrāhmaṇairbāhyaṃ yo'tra yajñaṃ samācaret | śrāddhaṃ vā sa hi vadhyaḥ syātsarveṣāṃ ca dvijanmanām
Quiconque ici accomplit un sacrifice—ou même un śrāddha—en excluant les brāhmanes Nāgara, mérite assurément d’être châtié par tous les dvija.
Nāgara brāhmaṇas (collectively), laying down local ritual rule (contextual)
Tirtha: Nāgara-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual arena in the kṣetra: a yajña-kuṇḍa and śrāddha setting; a figure attempts to exclude Nāgara brāhmaṇas; the assembly of dvijas declares him punishable.
FAQs
Ritual acts gain legitimacy through dharmic procedure and proper inclusion of qualified ritual specialists; willful exclusion is treated as grave adharma.
The injunction applies to the tīrtha-region described in Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya, emphasizing its distinctive local ritual order.
Do not perform yajña or śrāddha in this place while excluding the Nāgara brāhmaṇas; such an act is declared severely punishable.