Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
वणिक्स्त्रियः प्रकुर्वंति कंडनं पेषणादिकम् । शुश्रूषंति च तान्विप्रान्काजेशवचनेन हि
vaṇikstriyaḥ prakurvaṃti kaṃḍanaṃ peṣaṇādikam | śuśrūṣaṃti ca tānviprānkājeśavacanena hi
Les épouses des marchands accomplissaient des tâches telles que piler et moudre. Et, sur l’ordre de Kājeśa, elles servaient avec zèle ces brāhmaṇas.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Merchant women in a sacred courtyard grinding grain on stone querns, pounding in mortars, preparing provisions; nearby dvijas are respectfully attended; an overseeing figure (Kājeśa’s authority) implied by attendants or insignia.
FAQs
Everyday work becomes sacred when offered as service to dharma and to those engaged in learning and ritual.
Dharmāraṇya, shown as a functioning sacred community where service supports spiritual activity.
No formal rite; it describes practical seva (assistance to vipras) performed under Kājeśa’s directive.