Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
शूद्रान्नमपि नादेयं ब्राह्मणैः किमुतान्त्यजात्
śūdrānnamapi nādeyaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ kimutāntyajāt
„Selbst Speise von einem Śūdra sollen Brāhmaṇas nicht annehmen—wie viel weniger erst von einem Antyaja!“
Antyaja (continuing speech, contextual deduction from preceding verse)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tense but composed exchange: sages or brāhmaṇas discuss food-acceptance; the Antyaja host stands aside, anxious and hurt, while the speaker cites strict rules.
FAQs
The verse reflects a traditional purity-code discourse about food acceptance, used in Purāṇic narratives to frame ritual boundaries.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting, though this verse itself focuses on dharmic norms rather than a specific sub-tīrtha.
A restriction is stated: Brāhmaṇas should not accept certain categories of food (as framed by the text).