Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
गरुड उवाच । मध्ये सदा निषादानां यो वसेज्जननि द्विजः । तस्यैतेष्वेकमप्येव न मन्ये लक्ष्मबोधकम्
garuḍa uvāca | madhye sadā niṣādānāṃ yo vasejjanani dvijaḥ | tasyaiteṣvekamapyeva na manye lakṣmabodhakam
Garuḍa dit : «Mère, si un dvija demeure toujours au milieu des Niṣādas, je ne pense pas qu’un seul de ces signes puisse le révéler avec sûreté.»
Garuḍa
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse
Scene: Garuḍa raises a doubt to Vinatā: a dvija living among Niṣādas may not display the listed signs; the scene shows a humble ascetic-like figure in a fisher settlement, blending in, while Garuḍa gestures questioning.
FAQs
External symbols can be uncertain in complex social settings; deeper discernment is needed to uphold dharma without error.
No specific tirtha is referenced; the verse is part of a dharma discussion within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa corpus.
None; it questions the reliability of outward ritual signs as sole criteria.