Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
तेषां मध्यात्तु संजाता अढवीजा वणिग्जनाः । शुश्रूषार्थं ब्राह्मणानां राज्ञा सर्वे निरूपिताः
teṣāṃ madhyāttu saṃjātā aḍhavījā vaṇigjanāḥ | śuśrūṣārthaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ rājñā sarve nirūpitāḥ
അവരിൽ നിന്നു അഢവീജാ എന്ന വൈശ്യ-വാണിജ്യജനങ്ങൾ ഉദിച്ചു; ബ്രാഹ്മണരുടെ ശുശ്രൂഷയ്ക്കായി രാജാവ് അവരെ എല്ലാവരെയും നിയോഗിച്ചു।
Unknown (narrative voice within Brāhma Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)
Scene: A king in court appoints a newly formed merchant community to serve learned Brāhmaṇas—depicting scrolls, weighing scales, and respectful gestures (añjali) toward Vedic scholars.
FAQs
Social roles become meritorious when aligned to dharma—especially service that sustains sacred learning and righteous conduct.
The Dharmāraṇya context frames the narrative; the verse itself focuses on dharma-oriented social appointment rather than a tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on śuśrūṣā (service) as a dharmic duty.