Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
अन्यदेहोद्भवे वापि तस्य शूद्रेपरिस्थितः । स तस्य धनसंपन्नः सदैव कुरुते द्विजः
anyadehodbhave vāpi tasya śūdreparisthitaḥ | sa tasya dhanasaṃpannaḥ sadaiva kurute dvijaḥ
അവനുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടവൻ മറ്റൊരു ദേഹത്തിൽ ജനിച്ചതിനാൽ ശൂദ്രസ്ഥിതിയിൽ ആയിരുന്നാലും, ധനസമ്പന്നനായ ഈ ദ്വിജൻ അവനു എപ്പോഴും സഹായവും ആശ്രയവും നൽകി.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Skanda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wealthy brāhmaṇa repeatedly supports a man of śūdra station—offering food, clothing, coins—without pride; the recipient appears humble, the giver composed and compassionate.
FAQs
True dharma is steadfast beneficence—helping and honoring bonds of obligation even when social status changes across births.
The verse continues a Māhātmya narrative set in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s sacred locale; the tīrtha is not explicitly named here.
Implicitly, ongoing support/charity (upakāra) is praised, though no formal rite is specified.