Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
चातुर्मास्यव्रतकरः शूद्रोऽपि हरितां व्रजेत् । शिल्पी च नर्तकश्चैव काष्ठकारः प्रजापतिः
cāturmāsyavratakaraḥ śūdro'pi haritāṃ vrajet | śilpī ca nartakaścaiva kāṣṭhakāraḥ prajāpatiḥ
चातुर्मास्य व्रत करणारा शूद्रही हरित-लोक (कल्याणमय अवस्था) प्राप्त करू शकतो; तसेच शिल्पी, नर्तक आणि काष्ठकार—हे प्रजापती-संबंधित कर्मसमूहात सांगितले आहेत.
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Monsoon Cāturmāsya setting: devotees undertake vrata; an artisan crafts, a dancer performs devotional nṛtya, and a carpenter works—each offering their skill to the sacred; lush green imagery suggests ‘haritām’ realm.
FAQs
Sincere vrata-observance, especially Cāturmāsya, is praised as spiritually elevating regardless of social category.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a vrata-focused teaching within the māhātmya.
Undertake and maintain the Cāturmāsya (four-month) vow.