Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
भवतां योग्रणीर्ज्येष्ठः स चेमामुद्वहेद्ध्रुवम् । दास्ये वर्षाशनं पश्चादीप्सितं भवतां द्विजाः
bhavatāṃ yograṇīrjyeṣṭhaḥ sa cemāmudvaheddhruvam | dāsye varṣāśanaṃ paścādīpsitaṃ bhavatāṃ dvijāḥ
「汝らの導き手のうち最年長の者が、必ず彼女を娶るがよい。その後、二度生まれし者たちよ、我は一年のあいだ望むままの食を施そう。」
Caṇḍāla (continuing)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas/Ṛṣis
Scene: The Caṇḍāla points toward the eldest sage among the group; the sages form a semicircle, indicating hierarchy; in the background, stores of grain are hinted, symbolizing the promised year of food.
FAQs
The verse depicts crisis-ethics where survival needs intersect with dharma, pushing the narrative toward later sanctification and transformation.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting of the chapter, whose greatness frames the episode.
Annapradāna is implied as a promised gift—providing sustained food support to the twice-born.