Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
ततस्तु स्वजनैः सर्वैरेको नीत्व थ चान्यतः । पृष्टो गोत्रान्वयं सर्वं द्वितीयस्तु ततः परम्
tatastu svajanaiḥ sarvaireko nītva tha cānyataḥ | pṛṣṭo gotrānvayaṃ sarvaṃ dvitīyastu tataḥ param
मग सर्व स्वजनांच्या उपस्थितीत एकाला वेगळे नेऊन विचारले—त्याचे गोत्र, वंश आणि कुलपरंपरा सर्व काही। त्यानंतर दुसऱ्यालाही त्याच प्रकारे प्रश्न विचारले गेले।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: One claimant is led aside by kinsmen and questioned about gotra and family line; then the second undergoes the same separate examination; elders confer quietly.
FAQs
Dharma requires orderly verification—identity and lineage are examined carefully to prevent deception and uphold justice.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative but does not itself name a particular site.
None; the verse describes a procedural inquiry rather than a ritual.