Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 162
अथैकप्रवरो देशो गौडो मधुपुरं पुरम् । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः प्रोचुर्यस्य नो ज्ञायते कुलम् । तस्य शुद्धिः प्रदातव्या धटद्वारेण केवला
athaikapravaro deśo gauḍo madhupuraṃ puram | tataste brāhmaṇāḥ procuryasya no jñāyate kulam | tasya śuddhiḥ pradātavyā dhaṭadvāreṇa kevalā
Lalu ia berkata: “Daerahku Gauḍa, kotaku Madhupura, dan pravaraku hanya satu.” Maka para Brāhmaṇa menyatakan: “Bagi orang yang silsilahnya tak diketahui, penyucian hendaklah diberikan semata-mata melalui upacara ‘melewati pintu dhaṭa’.”
Brāhmaṇas (authoritative decision), following the pilgrim’s statement
Type: kshetra
Scene: The petitioner states his origin—Gauḍa and Madhupura—and ‘one pravara’; the brāhmaṇas, after deliberation, pronounce a specific purification: ‘dhaṭa-dvāra’ rite for one of unknown lineage.
FAQs
Even when social identity is uncertain, dharma provides a regulated, compassionate mechanism to restore purity and inclusion.
The passage situates the speaker’s origin as Gauḍa and Madhupura; the tīrtha-site of the narrative is implied by the Tīrthamāhātmya setting, though not named in this verse.
A special śuddhi procedure is prescribed for one whose kula is unknown: purification ‘through the dhaṭadvāra’ (a designated ritual gateway/structure).