Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110
अर्थवान्दुष्कुलीनोऽपि लोके पूज्यतमो नरः । शशिनस्तुल्यवंशोऽपि निर्धनः परिभूयते
arthavānduṣkulīno'pi loke pūjyatamo naraḥ | śaśinastulyavaṃśo'pi nirdhanaḥ paribhūyate
धनवान् हो तो नीच कुल का भी पुरुष लोक में अत्यन्त पूज्य हो जाता है; पर चन्द्र-सम कुल का भी मनुष्य यदि निर्धन हो, तो अपमानित और तिरस्कृत होता है।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A wealthy low-born man receives public honors; a noble-born but poor man is ignored—contrasted to a sage indicating that true honor lies in dharma.
FAQs
It exposes worldly bias: society honors wealth over virtue or lineage, urging a dharmic reevaluation of true worth.
None is specified in this verse.
No explicit ritual; the implied dharma is to honor virtue and righteousness rather than mere wealth.