Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
स्वर्णकृत्कंबुकश्चैव तन्दुलीपुष्पलावकः । तांबूली नापितश्चैव मणिकारश्च सप्तधा
svarṇakṛtkaṃbukaścaiva tandulīpuṣpalāvakaḥ | tāṃbūlī nāpitaścaiva maṇikāraśca saptadhā
Mereka tujuh macam: tukang emas, pembuat sangkha (kulit siput suci), penyedia beras dan bunga, pembekal bijirin panggang, penjual daun sirih, tukang gunting/pendandan rambut, dan tukang permata.
Brahmā (in Brahma–Nārada dialogue context)
Scene: A bustling tīrtha bazaar near a temple gate: goldsmith at anvil, conch-worker carving, flower-and-rice preparer with baskets, roasted-grain seller, betel vendor, barber shaving a pilgrim, jeweller displaying gems.
FAQs
Everyday livelihoods are acknowledged within dharma; society’s necessary services are integrated into a sacred moral order.
The surrounding narrative sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is given; the verse enumerates artisan categories relevant to dharmic discussion.