Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
चातुर्मास्यव्रतकरः शूद्रोऽपि हरितां व्रजेत् । शिल्पी च नर्तकश्चैव काष्ठकारः प्रजापतिः
cāturmāsyavratakaraḥ śūdro'pi haritāṃ vrajet | śilpī ca nartakaścaiva kāṣṭhakāraḥ prajāpatiḥ
Даже шудра, принявший обет Чатурмасьи, может достичь благого состояния — «зелёной», процветающей обители; и среди занятий упомянуты ремесленник, танцор и плотник, соотнесённые здесь с установлением Праджапати.
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Monsoon Cāturmāsya setting: devotees undertake vrata; an artisan crafts, a dancer performs devotional nṛtya, and a carpenter works—each offering their skill to the sacred; lush green imagery suggests ‘haritām’ realm.
FAQs
Sincere vrata-observance, especially Cāturmāsya, is praised as spiritually elevating regardless of social category.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a vrata-focused teaching within the māhātmya.
Undertake and maintain the Cāturmāsya (four-month) vow.