Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
तस्यान्वयेऽपि ये जातास्ते बाह्याः संप्रकीर्तिताः । बाह्याः क्रियासु सर्वासु सर्वेषां पुरवासिनाम्
tasyānvaye'pi ye jātāste bāhyāḥ saṃprakīrtitāḥ | bāhyāḥ kriyāsu sarvāsu sarveṣāṃ puravāsinām
Bahkan mereka yang lahir dalam keturunannya pun diisytiharkan sebagai ‘orang luar’; dalam segala upacara dan adat, seluruh penduduk kota memperlakukan mereka sebagai di luar komuniti.
Narrator (implied; likely Sūta in the ongoing narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)
Scene: A public rite scene where townspeople perform communal ceremonies while a small group—Devaśarmā’s descendants—stand beyond a marked boundary, denied participation; gestures of refusal and separation dominate.
FAQs
The text highlights how adharma can stain not only an individual but also their social-ritual standing, emphasizing the gravity of dharmic conduct in sacred communities.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it supports the broader tīrthamāhātmya narrative context of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
No prescription is given; the verse describes exclusion from ‘all rites’ (sarvāḥ kriyāḥ) as a consequence.