Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106
यज्ञस्तस्यां समभवद्ब्राह्मण्यां क्षत्रयोनितः । ततः पूर्वेण साधर्म्यात्तुल्यधर्माः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
yajñastasyāṃ samabhavadbrāhmaṇyāṃ kṣatrayonitaḥ | tataḥ pūrveṇa sādharmyāttulyadharmāḥ prakīrttitāḥ
ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണ പരമ്പരയിൽ ക്ഷത്രിയയോനിയിൽ നിന്ന് ‘യജ്ഞ’ ഉദിച്ചു; മുൻകാലത്തിലെ സാധർമ്മ്യവും സമസ്വഭാവവും കൊണ്ടു അവർ തുല്യധർമ്മികളെന്ന് പ്രസിദ്ധപ്പെട്ടു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages in assembly at Prabhāsa discuss lineage and duty; a symbolic figure ‘Yajña’ is shown emerging within a brāhmaṇa household yet bearing kṣatriya insignia, indicating shared dharma.
FAQs
Dharma is described through both birth and function; shared qualities and prior connections can indicate comparable responsibilities.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching setting of the Māhātmya, though this verse itself discusses lineage and duty.
None explicitly; the verse is descriptive about origin and dharma.