Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
कथं शुद्धिः प्रकर्तव्या तस्य सर्वं ब्रवीहि नः । नागरस्य समस्तस्य देशांतरगतस्य च
kathaṃ śuddhiḥ prakartavyā tasya sarvaṃ bravīhi naḥ | nāgarasya samastasya deśāṃtaragatasya ca
அவனுடைய சுத்தி எவ்வாறு செய்யப்பட வேண்டும்? அதனை முழுவதும் எங்களுக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள்—முழு நாகர சமுதாயத்திற்கும், அந்நாட்டிற்குச் சென்ற நாகரருக்கும் கூட।
Brāhmaṇas (inquiring, as narrated by Viśvāmitra)
Listener: Nṛpottama (unnamed king)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas earnestly ask for the full purification method, explicitly including the case of a Nāgara who has gone to another land; the emotional undertone is anxiety about exclusion and desire for reintegration.
FAQs
Dharma adapts through prescribed procedures: even when one travels or lives elsewhere, purification norms preserve continuity of sacred life.
No specific tīrtha is stated; the inquiry concerns portable dharma—purification rules applicable across regions.
A request is made for the full method of śuddhi, including cases of community-wide purification and individuals residing in other regions.