Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70
यद्ब्राह्मणाः स्तुत्यतमा वदन्ति तद्देवता कर्मभिराचरंति । तुष्टेषु तुष्टाः सततं भवन्ति प्रत्यक्षदेवेषु परोक्षदेवाः
yadbrāhmaṇāḥ stutyatamā vadanti taddevatā karmabhirācaraṃti | tuṣṭeṣu tuṣṭāḥ satataṃ bhavanti pratyakṣadeveṣu parokṣadevāḥ
Cuanto declaran los brāhmaṇas, los más dignos de alabanza, eso mismo realizan las deidades mediante sus actos. Cuando los dioses visibles—los brāhmaṇas—quedan complacidos, los dioses invisibles quedan siempre complacidos.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis
Scene: Two-tier composition: foreground brāhmaṇas being honored with offerings; background/upper register shows devatās smiling and showering blessings, indicating invisible approval.
FAQs
Serving and pleasing dharmic Brāhmaṇas is equated with pleasing the gods who respond through ritual order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Purāṇa ties tīrtha merit to proper reverence for ritual custodians.
Implied: follow brāhmaṇa guidance in karma (rites) and seek their satisfaction as part of dharmic worship.