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
Para brāhmaṇa berkata: “Jika demikian, wahai yang terbaik di antara brāhmaṇa, ceritakanlah pada hari ini tentang Saptamī yang dikenal sebagai ‘Puraścaraṇa’, demi penyucian orang malang ini.”
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).