Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । यद्येवं वद विप्रास्य पुरश्चरणसंज्ञिताम् । सप्तमीमद्य विप्रेंद्र वराकस्य विशुद्धये
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | yadyevaṃ vada viprāsya puraścaraṇasaṃjñitām | saptamīmadya vipreṃdra varākasya viśuddhaye
ബ്രാഹ്മണർ പറഞ്ഞു—അങ്ങനെ ആണെങ്കിൽ, ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രാ! ഈ ദീനന്റെ വിശുദ്ധിക്കായി ‘പുരശ്ചരണം’ എന്നു പേരുള്ള സപ്തമിയെ ഇന്ന് പറയുക.
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Puraścaraṇa-Saptamī (vrata)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas respectfully questioning a learned vipra about the Puraścaraṇa Saptamī, motivated by compassion for a ‘poor man’ seeking purification.
FAQs
When moral doubt or impurity arises, dharma offers a path of purification through properly taught observances.
The verse introduces a vrata within a Tīrthamāhātmya, but does not name the specific tīrtha in this excerpt.
Instruction is requested for the ‘Puraścaraṇa’ Saptamī observance, intended for purification (viśuddhi).