Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
ततः शीलं त्रिभिः शुद्धः सामान्यं पदमर्हति
tataḥ śīlaṃ tribhiḥ śuddhaḥ sāmānyaṃ padamarhati
Kemudian, setelah disucikan dalam tiga hal dan berakhlak mulia, dia menjadi layak menerima kedudukan yang umum.
Bhartṛyajña
Listener: Audience concerned with śuddhi and Nāgara eligibility
Scene: The purified person now participates equally in communal rites—seated among others, offering oblations or receiving prasāda—while a subtle visual motif (balanced scales or calm posture) signifies ‘sāmānyaṃ padam’ earned through śīla.
FAQs
Ritual purity must be matched by ethical conduct; only then does one truly merit recognition and status.
No site is named here; the verse summarizes the ethical outcome of the purification framework presented in the tīrtha discourse.
Eligibility criterion: one must be “threefold purified” (tribhiḥ śuddhaḥ) and established in good conduct (śīla) to receive acknowledged standing.