Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
लक्ष्यते केनचित्पारो गाधेः पुत्रस्य धीमतः । क्षत्रियोऽपि द्विजत्वं यः संप्राप्तो द्विजसत्तमाः
lakṣyate kenacitpāro gādheḥ putrasya dhīmataḥ | kṣatriyo'pi dvijatvaṃ yaḥ saṃprāpto dvijasattamāḥ
گادھی کے اُس دانا فرزند کی حد بھلا کون پا سکتا ہے؟ اے بہترین دِویجوں! وہ کشتریہ ہو کر بھی دِویجتْو، یعنی برہمن پد کو پہنچ گیا۔
Sūta
Tirtha: Viśvāmitrīya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: Viśvāmitra, austere and radiant, stands or sits in deep tapas; a subtle aura indicates brahma-tejas, while narratorial voice frames his kṣatriya birth and brāhmaṇa attainment.
FAQs
Spiritual attainment is determined by tapas and realization, not merely by birth—inner transformation is possible through dharma.
A tīrtha linked to Viśvāmitra (Gādhi’s son), whose life-story frames the sanctity of the place described in this chapter.
None explicitly; the verse provides narrative praise establishing the sage’s stature.