Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
आसीत्पैजवनः शूद्रः पुरा त्रेतायुगे किल । स्वधर्मनिरतः ख्यातो विष्णुब्राह्मणपूजकः
āsītpaijavanaḥ śūdraḥ purā tretāyuge kila | svadharmanirataḥ khyāto viṣṇubrāhmaṇapūjakaḥ
កាលពីបុរាណ ក្នុងយុគត្រេតា ពិតប្រាកដមានសូទ្រម្នាក់ឈ្មោះ បៃជវណៈ រស់នៅ—ល្បីថាស្មោះត្រង់ចំពោះស្វធម៌របស់ខ្លួន ហើយគោរពបូជាព្រះវិṣṇុ និងគោរពព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍។
Brahmā
Scene: A humble yet dignified Śūdra householder Paijavana in Tretā-yuga attire offers flowers and tulasī to Viṣṇu, while respectfully serving brāhmaṇas with water and seats; a calm domestic shrine scene.
FAQs
Steadiness in svadharma combined with Viṣṇu-bhakti and honoring brāhmaṇas is portrayed as a powerful path of merit.
The account is situated within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya framework (Nāgara Khaṇḍa), though this verse itself emphasizes the exemplar’s virtues.
Worship of Viṣṇu and respectful service/adoration of brāhmaṇas are indicated as virtuous practices.