Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां सच्छूद्राणामथापि वा । शालिग्रामाधिकारोऽस्ति न चान्येषां कदाचन
brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ sacchūdrāṇāmathāpi vā | śāligrāmādhikāro'sti na cānyeṣāṃ kadācana
ബ്രാഹ്മണർ, ക്ഷത്രിയർ, വൈശ്യർ—അതുപോലെ സദാചാരമുള്ള ശൂദ്രർക്കും—ശാലിഗ്രാമപൂജയ്ക്ക് അധികാരമുണ്ട്; മറ്റുള്ളവർക്ക് ഒരിക്കലുമില്ല.
Gālava (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Śāligrāma (iconic tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa instructs a mixed group of householders; a Śāligrāma rests on a cloth-covered pedestal, indicating reverence and rules; listeners show attentive restraint.
FAQs
The text frames Śāligrāma worship within a traditional dharma-based notion of eligibility and moral qualification.
No single geographic tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Śāligrāma worship eligibility.
It states who is considered eligible (adhikārin) for Śāligrāma worship according to this passage.