Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
सा पुनाति कुलं सर्वं मातृतः पितृतस्तथा । एष एव मया प्रोक्तः सच्छूद्राणां परो विधिः
sā punāti kulaṃ sarvaṃ mātṛtaḥ pitṛtastathā | eṣa eva mayā proktaḥ sacchūdrāṇāṃ paro vidhiḥ
Elle purifie toute la famille, du côté maternel comme du côté paternel. Ceci seul, ainsi que je l’ai déclaré, est la règle suprême prescrite aux Śūdras vertueux.
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a sage/king)
Scene: Symbolic purification of two lineages: the bride as a luminous central figure linking two family trees; elders on both sides receiving blessings; subtle ancestral presence.
FAQs
Righteous conduct in family life is portrayed as spiritually purifying for one’s whole lineage.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
It points to a ‘para-vidhi’ (highest ordinance) centered on dharmic marriage and conduct for householders.