Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
आराधनीयाः सततं भूदेवा भूतिमीप्सता । प्रकोपनीया नैवैते तत्त्वज्ञा हि तपस्विनः
ārādhanīyāḥ satataṃ bhūdevā bhūtimīpsatā | prakopanīyā naivaite tattvajñā hi tapasvinaḥ
যিসকলে ‘ভূদেৱ’—অর্থাৎ ব্ৰাহ্মণ—তেওঁলোকক ভোগ-সমৃদ্ধি আৰু মঙ্গল কামনাকাৰী জনে সদায় আৰাধনা কৰিব লাগে। তেওঁলোকক কেতিয়াও ক্ৰুদ্ধ নকৰিবা; তত্ত্বজ্ঞ তপস্বীসকলেই সত্যদৰ্শী।
Devarṣi (divine sage) addressing Rukmiṇī (deduced from context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (as ethical tīrtha-space)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Dvārakā respectfully offers water, food, and cloth to serene ascetics/brāhmaṇas; their tapas-tejas is shown as a gentle radiance, warning against provocation.
FAQs
Prosperity and spiritual safety come from honoring truth-knowing ascetics and avoiding offenses against them.
Within Dvārakā Māhātmya, the ethic supports the sanctity of Dvārakā as a dharmic realm where sages and devotees are to be revered.
A behavioral dharma is prescribed: continuous reverence (ārādhana) of bhūdevas and avoidance of provoking them.