Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
ब्राह्मणा मत्प्रिया नित्यं ब्राह्मणा मामकी तनुः । यस्तानर्चयते भक्त्या स मामर्चयते सदा
brāhmaṇā matpriyā nityaṃ brāhmaṇā māmakī tanuḥ | yastānarcayate bhaktyā sa māmarcayate sadā
ব্ৰাহ্মণসকল সদায় মোৰ প্ৰিয়; ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলেই মোৰ দেহ। যিয়ে ভক্তিভাৱে তেওঁলোকক পূজা কৰে, সি সদায় মোকেই পূজা কৰে।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The deity proclaims: Brāhmaṇas are dear and are his very body; a devotee offers respectful worship to Brāhmaṇas, which is shown as simultaneously reaching the deity.
FAQs
Devotion becomes tangible through reverent service: honoring Brāhmaṇas is equated with worship of Śiva.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where dharma is taught as direct worship through honoring resident Brāhmaṇas.
Arcana (honoring/worship) of Brāhmaṇas with bhakti is prescribed as equivalent to worship of Śiva.