Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98
यस्य वर्गस्य यो विप्रो न प्रयास्यति तत्र वै । स च वर्गात्परित्याज्यः स्थानधर्मान्न संशयः
yasya vargasya yo vipro na prayāsyati tatra vai | sa ca vargātparityājyaḥ sthānadharmānna saṃśayaḥ
Wenn ein Brāhmaṇa nicht hingeht und nicht bei der Gemeinschaft steht, zu der er gehört, dann muss er wahrlich aus dieser Gemeinschaft ausgestoßen werden; so lautet das feststehende Ortsgesetz (sthāna-dharma), ohne Zweifel.
Unspecified narrator (contextual instruction within the Dharmāraṇya narrative)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A village/merchant-guild assembly where a brāhmaṇa is judged for refusing to stand with his varga; elders cite sthāna-dharma and pronounce expulsion.
FAQs
Dharma is also upheld through local, community-based discipline; neglecting one’s communal duty leads to loss of standing.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it reflects the broader Dharmāraṇya setting and its local code (sthāna-dharma).
No ritual is prescribed; the verse gives a social-dharmic rule about participation and communal affiliation.