Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
दुष्कुलीनापि या भक्ता सूतेऽपत्यं च भक्तिमत् । कुलीनमेव तन्मन्ये ममेदं मतमुत्तमम्
duṣkulīnāpi yā bhaktā sūte'patyaṃ ca bhaktimat | kulīnameva tanmanye mamedaṃ matamuttamam
ولو كانت المرأة من سلالةٍ وضيعة، فإن كانت ذاتَ عبادةٍ وإخلاص، وولدت نسلًا مخلصًا، فإني أعدّ تلك الأسرة هي النبيلة حقًّا؛ وهذا هو اعتقادي الأسمى.
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), addressing Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
Scene: A declarative teaching scene: the king asserts that devotion makes a family noble, even if socially ‘low’; emphasis on moral authority and inclusivity.
FAQs
Bhakti and virtuous conduct are upheld as the real markers of nobility, outweighing mere birth-status.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a dharmic valuation of devotion over lineage.
None; it is a normative statement about social and spiritual worth.