Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28
अधमानधमांस्त्यक्त्वा कुलमुत्कर्षतां नयेत् । उत्तमानुत्तमानेव गच्छेद्धीनांश्च वर्जयेत् । ब्राह्मणः श्रेष्ठतामेति प्रत्यवायेन शूद्रताम्
adhamānadhamāṃstyaktvā kulamutkarṣatāṃ nayet | uttamānuttamāneva gaccheddhīnāṃśca varjayet | brāhmaṇaḥ śreṣṭhatāmeti pratyavāyena śūdratām
ಅಧಮ ಹಾಗೂ ನೀಚರ ಸಂಗವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ತನ್ನ ಕುಲವನ್ನು ಉನ್ನತಿಗೆ ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಯಬೇಕು. ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮರನ್ನೇ ಸೇವಿಸಿ, ಹೀನರನ್ನು ವರ್ಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ಸದಾಚಾರದಿಂದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಆದರೆ ಅಪಚಾರದಿಂದ ಪತನಗೊಂಡು ನೀಚಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಬೀಳುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally framed within Sūta’s discourse in Purāṇic setting)
Scene: A forked path: one road leads upward to a bright assembly of noble elders; the other slopes downward into a dim crowd of ignoble companions. A brāhmaṇa figure stands choosing, holding a scripture and water-pot.
FAQs
Character and association shape spiritual and social standing; noble conduct elevates, while persistent transgression causes decline.
No sacred site is named; the emphasis is on dhārmic society and conduct as a living ‘field’ of merit.
No ritual is prescribed; the injunction is ethical—seek the virtuous, avoid corrupting company, and uphold one’s dharma.
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