Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
धर्मोपदेशः शूद्राणां स्वश्रेयः प्रतिघातयेत् । द्विजशुश्रूषणं धर्मः शूद्राणां हि परो मतः
dharmopadeśaḥ śūdrāṇāṃ svaśreyaḥ pratighātayet | dvijaśuśrūṣaṇaṃ dharmaḥ śūdrāṇāṃ hi paro mataḥ
এখানে বলা হয়েছে, শূদ্রদের (কিছু) ধর্মোপদেশ তাদের নিজ কল্যাণে বাধা দেয়। শূদ্রদের জন্য দ্বিজদের সেবা ও শুশ্রূষাই পরম ধর্ম বলে গণ্য।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic scene in Kāśī: a seated ācārya instructs householders near a ghat; attendants stand respectfully, emphasizing seva and disciplined conduct.
FAQs
It presents a traditional, rule-bound view of dharma roles and emphasizes duty as defined by the text’s framework.
The verse is part of Kāśī-centered instruction in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, not a particular tīrtha description.
It prescribes śuśrūṣā (service/attendance) as the principal duty for Śūdras in this passage.