Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
शिल्पिकः स्वर्णकारकश्च दारुकः कांस्यकारकः । काडुकः कुम्भकारश्च प्रकृत्या उत्तमाश्च षट्
śilpikaḥ svarṇakārakaśca dārukaḥ kāṃsyakārakaḥ | kāḍukaḥ kumbhakāraśca prakṛtyā uttamāśca ṣaṭ
Sang perajin, pandai emas, pekerja kayu, pembuat perunggu, kāḍuka, dan pembuat periuk (tukang tembikar)—keenamnya disebut ‘utama’ menurut penggolongan alaminya.
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Temple workshop near a Gujarat shrine: goldsmith hammering ornaments, bronze-worker casting a vessel, wood-worker carving a beam, potter at wheel, master artisan overseeing; labeled as ‘six excellent by nature’.
FAQs
It records a hierarchy of occupational groups within the chapter’s dharma discourse.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse.
None; it is descriptive.