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
Vậy sự thanh tịnh của người ấy phải được thực hiện thế nào? Xin hãy nói cho chúng tôi trọn vẹn—cả đối với toàn thể cộng đồng Nāgara, lẫn đối với người đã đi sang xứ khác.
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.