Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99
वणिग्वृत्ते न संबंधे न विवाहे कदाचन । ग्रामवृत्ते न संबंधः सर्वस्थाने बहिष्कृताः
vaṇigvṛtte na saṃbaṃdhe na vivāhe kadācana | grāmavṛtte na saṃbaṃdhaḥ sarvasthāne bahiṣkṛtāḥ
Dans les affaires de commerce, qu’il n’y ait aucun lien avec eux, et jamais d’alliance par mariage. Même dans les affaires du village, point de relation avec eux ; en tout lieu, qu’ils soient tenus au dehors.
Unspecified narrator (contextual instruction within the Dharmāraṇya narrative)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A proclamation board or herald announces that the expelled group is barred from trade, marriage alliances, and village councils; townspeople keep physical distance at the market and well.
FAQs
The text emphasizes maintaining communal boundaries as part of the local dharmic order.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse reflects regulatory norms within the Dharmāraṇya context.
None; it concerns social relations (trade, village dealings, and marriage).