Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
सौदास उवाच । आराधिता द्विजा विप्र भवंति सुगतिप्रदाः । असन्तुष्टा दुर्गतिदाः सद्यो मम यथा पुरा
saudāsa uvāca | ārādhitā dvijā vipra bhavaṃti sugatipradāḥ | asantuṣṭā durgatidāḥ sadyo mama yathā purā
Saudāsa sprach: „O Brāhmaṇa, wenn die Zweimalgeborenen gebührend verehrt werden, werden sie zu Spendern eines guten Geschicks. Sind sie unzufrieden, werden sie zu Gebern von Unheil — so wie es mir einst sogleich widerfuhr.“
Saudāsa (King)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: King Saudāsa speaks with grave sincerity, recalling a past instant downfall; the brāhmaṇa listens, the shining earrings present as silent witnesses to the moral lesson.
FAQs
Respect and proper service to the righteous (especially brāhmaṇas/sages) supports dharma and leads to sugati; disrespect invites downfall.
No direct tīrtha praise occurs in this verse; it is a dharma instruction within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative.
Implicitly, ārādhana—honoring/satisfying the dvijas through proper conduct and offerings—though no specific rite is detailed.