Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 326
एकादशसमा ये च बहिर्ग्रामे वसंति ते । एवं भेदाः समभवन्नाना मोढद्विजन्मनाम् । युगानुसारात्कालेन ज्ञातीनां च वृषस्य वा
ekādaśasamā ye ca bahirgrāme vasaṃti te | evaṃ bhedāḥ samabhavannānā moḍhadvijanmanām | yugānusārātkālena jñātīnāṃ ca vṛṣasya vā
Mereka yang tinggal di luar desa selama sebelas tahun—demikianlah timbul banyak perbedaan di antara kaum Moḍha yang dwija. Seiring berjalannya kala menurut urutan yuga, perbedaan pun muncul di antara kerabat dan bahkan dalam garis keturunan (vṛṣa).
Narrator (contextual; prior speaker not explicit in this verse)
Scene: A semi-chronicle tableau: groups of twice-born families living outside a village boundary for ‘eleven years’, elders marking genealogies, and subtle visual separation into sub-groups as time cycles (yugas) are symbolized in the sky.
FAQs
It frames social and clan distinctions as historically time-conditioned (yuga- and kāla-dependent), urging readers to see dharma-practice as transmitted through evolving tradition rather than mere rivalry.
No single tīrtha is praised directly in this verse; the focus is on community and dharma-lineage developments within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it describes the emergence of divisions connected with residence and lineage over time.