Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
स्कंद उवाच । सच्छूद्राः के समाख्यातास्तांश्च विस्तरतो वद । के संतः के च शूद्राश्च सच्छूद्रा नामतश्च के
skaṃda uvāca | sacchūdrāḥ ke samākhyātāstāṃśca vistarato vada | ke saṃtaḥ ke ca śūdrāśca sacchūdrā nāmataśca ke
ସ୍କନ୍ଦ କହିଲେ—‘ସଚ୍ଛୂଦ୍ର’ କାହାକୁ କୁହାଯାଏ? ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କହନ୍ତୁ। କେ ସନ୍ତ, କେ ଶୂଦ୍ର, ଏବଂ ନାମତଃ ‘ସଚ୍ଛୂଦ୍ର’ କେ?
Skanda (Kārtikeya)
Listener: Īśvara
Scene: Skanda rises respectfully and asks a pointed question; Īśvara sits composed, ready to define terms; sages lean in, indicating a shift from injunction to definition.
FAQs
It seeks clarity and precise definition in dharma discourse—asking how ‘good conduct’ and social designation are distinguished.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of an explanatory dialogue.
None directly; it requests definitional teaching that will govern subsequent prescriptions.