Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
वेदविच्च भविद्विप्रः क्षत्रियो राज्यमाप्नुयात् । धनं धान्यं तथा वैश्यः शूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात्
vedavicca bhavidvipraḥ kṣatriyo rājyamāpnuyāt | dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ tathā vaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt
ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ വേദവിദ്വാനാകുന്നു; ക്ഷത്രിയൻ രാജാധികാരം നേടുന്നു. വൈശ്യൻ ധനവും ധാന്യസമൃദ്ധിയും നേടുന്നു; ശൂദ്രൻ സുഖം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced from continuing phalaśruti)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A communal kathā in Dvārakā with four groups—brāhmaṇa students, a kṣatriya ruler, vaiśya merchants with grain, and śūdra householders—each receiving blessings from the recitation.
FAQs
Purāṇic merit is described as supporting dharma in society by granting fruits aligned with one’s duties and station.
Dvārakā, as part of the Dvārakā Māhātmya’s concluding praise.
The implicit prescription remains Purāṇa hearing/recitation; this verse lists the resulting fruits by social role.