Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
स्वर्णकृत्कंबुकश्चैव तन्दुलीपुष्पलावकः । तांबूली नापितश्चैव मणिकारश्च सप्तधा
svarṇakṛtkaṃbukaścaiva tandulīpuṣpalāvakaḥ | tāṃbūlī nāpitaścaiva maṇikāraśca saptadhā
Ils sont au nombre de sept : l’orfèvre, l’artisan de la conque sacrée (śaṅkha), le préparateur de riz et de fleurs, le pourvoyeur de grains rôtis, le marchand de feuilles de bétel, le barbier et le joaillier.
Brahmā (in Brahma–Nārada dialogue context)
Scene: A bustling tīrtha bazaar near a temple gate: goldsmith at anvil, conch-worker carving, flower-and-rice preparer with baskets, roasted-grain seller, betel vendor, barber shaving a pilgrim, jeweller displaying gems.
FAQs
Everyday livelihoods are acknowledged within dharma; society’s necessary services are integrated into a sacred moral order.
The surrounding narrative sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is given; the verse enumerates artisan categories relevant to dharmic discussion.