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
“Dwija Nāgara ini telah datang dari tempat yang sangat jauh demi penyucian. Jika berkenan bagi kalian, hendaklah penyucian dianugerahkan kepadanya.”
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.