Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
एष शुद्धिकृते प्राप्तः सुदूरान्नागरो द्विजः । अस्य शुद्धिः प्रदातव्या युष्माकं रोचते यदि
eṣa śuddhikṛte prāptaḥ sudūrānnāgaro dvijaḥ | asya śuddhiḥ pradātavyā yuṣmākaṃ rocate yadi
«Ce brāhmaṇa Nāgara est venu de très loin pour la purification. S’il vous agrée, accordez-lui la purification.»
Unspecified (a spokesperson addressing the brāhmaṇa assembly)
Tirtha: Gartā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A spokesperson addresses the gathered brāhmaṇas: a weary Nāgara brāhmaṇa pilgrim stands nearby, dust of travel on his garments, hands folded; the sages consider granting purification.
FAQs
A pilgrim’s sincere quest for śuddhi deserves compassionate consideration; communal religious acts proceed by consent and dharmic propriety.
The setting remains the Adhyāya 201 tīrtha context (with Gartā-tīrtha mentioned earlier); this verse highlights the pilgrim’s arrival rather than the site-name.
Seeking approval from the brāhmaṇas to grant purification to an arriving pilgrim.