Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवैश्चैव पूजिता ये द्विजोत्तमाः ते । षां ये विमुखाः शूद्रा रौरवे निवसंति ते
brahmaviṣṇuśivaiścaiva pūjitā ye dvijottamāḥ te | ṣāṃ ye vimukhāḥ śūdrā raurave nivasaṃti te
أولئك السادة من «ثنائيّي الولادة» الذين تُكرِّمهم حتى براهما وفيشنو وشيفا؛ أمّا الشودرَة الذين يُعرضون عنهم ويُبدون لهم العداوة فيسكنون جحيمًا يُدعى «راورافا».
Narrator (contextual; likely Brahmā’s discourse within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājan (King)
Scene: A didactic tableau: revered dvijottamas being honored by the Trimūrti, while an offender turns away; in the background, the grim imagery of Raurava as a warning.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes honoring the righteous and learned; hostility toward them is portrayed as a grave fault with severe karmic consequences.
The broader passage belongs to the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya (the glorification of Dharmāraṇya), though this verse itself states an ethical warning rather than a site-description.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the verse focuses on conduct (ācāra) and its karmic result.