Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
इति ते कथितं सर्वं यथाप्रकृतिसंभवम् । कथां शृणु महापुण्यां शूद्रः शुद्धिमगाद्यथा
iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yathāprakṛtisaṃbhavam | kathāṃ śṛṇu mahāpuṇyāṃ śūdraḥ śuddhimagādyathā
இவ்வாறு ஒவ்வோர் இயல்பிலிருந்து எழுவது போல அனைத்தையும் உனக்குச் சொன்னேன். இப்போது மிகப் புண்ணியமான கதையைக் கேள்—ஒரு சூத்ரன் எவ்வாறு தூய்மையை அடைந்தான் என்று.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: The speaker concludes a doctrinal exposition and invites the listener into a ‘mahāpuṇyā kathā’ about a Śūdra’s purification—an anticipatory, storytelling threshold moment.
FAQs
Spiritual purification is possible through dharmic living and devotion, illustrated through exemplary narratives.
The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya framework within Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No specific rite is stated; the verse introduces a puṇya-kathā (meritorious story) about attaining śuddhi (purity).
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