Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
। ब्रह्मोवाच । शूद्रः पैजवनोनाम गार्हस्थ्याच्छुद्धिमाप्तवान् । धर्ममार्गाविरोधेन तन्निबोध महामते
| brahmovāca | śūdraḥ paijavanonāma gārhasthyācchuddhimāptavān | dharmamārgāvirodhena tannibodha mahāmate
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—പൈജവനൻ എന്നൊരു ശൂദ്രൻ ഗാർഹസ്ഥ്യാശ്രമത്തിലൂടെ, ധർമ്മമാർഗ്ഗത്തെ വിരോധിക്കാതെ, ശുദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചു. ഹേ മഹാമതേ, ഇത് ഗ്രഹിക്കൂ.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Brahmā speaks to Nārada, introducing Paijavana the Śūdra, portrayed as a dignified householder whose dhārmika life leads to purification; the scene suggests a moral exemplar rather than ascetic heroism.
FAQs
Purity and spiritual advancement are attainable through sincere householder dharma aligned with the broader dharma-mārga.
The story is told within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
The implied prescription is steadfast gṛhastha-dharma practiced in harmony with dharma, rather than a single isolated ritual.