Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
तथा जातिः पुनर्लब्धा भूयो नष्टापि सन्मुने । त्वत्प्रसादेन विप्रर्षे चंडालत्वं प्रणाशितम्
tathā jātiḥ punarlabdhā bhūyo naṣṭāpi sanmune | tvatprasādena viprarṣe caṃḍālatvaṃ praṇāśitam
اسی طرح، اے نیک مُنی، میری کھوئی ہوئی سماجی حیثیت پھر سے واپس مل گئی۔ آپ کے فضل سے، اے برہمن رِشی، چنڈال ہونے کی حالت مٹ گئی ہے۔
Triśaṅku (the king)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humbled figure addresses a serene sage, palms joined, as if newly purified; the atmosphere suggests moral restoration after stigma, with a sacred setting hinted (riverbank/āśrama).
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives present grace and spiritual power as capable of removing disgrace and restoring one’s standing through dharmic transformation.
The verse is centered on personal transformation through a sage’s favor; the specific tīrtha is not identified in this snippet.
No direct ritual instruction is stated; it emphasizes the transformative effect of prasāda associated with dharmic practice and saintly intervention.