Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93
अद्यप्रभृति सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणानां समुद्भवम् । शुद्धिरत्र प्रकर्तव्या पितृमातृसमुद्द्भवा
adyaprabhṛti sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ samudbhavam | śuddhiratra prakartavyā pitṛmātṛsamuddbhavā
“Mulai hari ini, bagi semua brāhmaṇa, penyucian hendaklah dilakukan di sini—penyucian yang berkaitan dengan apa yang lahir dari ayah dan ibu, yakni garis keturunan dan kelahiran.”
Vahni (Agni, Fire) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Agni-sveda-jala tīrtha (janma/kula-śuddhi)
Type: kund
Scene: A proclamation scene: brāhmaṇas gathered at the kunda; a ritual leader indicates the water while declaring that from this day purification for brāhmaṇas is to be done here; the water glows as if consecrated anew.
FAQs
A tīrtha is framed as an enduring institution for restoring ritual purity, linking personal conduct with ancestral and familial continuity.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha of Adhyāya 113, established as a formal locus for śuddhi (purification) rites.
A standing rule: purification (śuddhi) for brāhmaṇas is to be performed at this site from that day onward.