Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71
यथा रुद्रा यथा देवा मरुतो वसवोऽश्विनौ । ब्रह्मा च सोमसूर्यौ च तथा लोके द्विजोत्तमाः
yathā rudrā yathā devā maruto vasavo'śvinau | brahmā ca somasūryau ca tathā loke dvijottamāḥ
De même qu’il y a les Rudras, les Devas, les Maruts, les Vasus et les Aśvins, de même en ce monde il y a les dvijottamas, les meilleurs des deux-fois-nés, comparables en dignité à ces cohortes divines.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis
Scene: A grand tableau: rows of divine hosts—Rudras, Maruts, Vasus, Aśvins—on one side; on the other, a line of dignified brāhmaṇas, visually echoing the divine ranks, suggesting equivalence in honor.
FAQs
It elevates the dharmic Brāhmaṇa as a terrestrial counterpart to divine classes, urging reverence and right conduct.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the text reinforces tīrtha dharma through honoring sacred persons.
None directly; the verse is a theological comparison supporting reverence.