Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
स धर्मः सर्ववर्णानां पुरा सृष्टः स्वयम्भुवा । मन्त्रसंस्कारसम्पन्नास्त्रयो वर्णा द्विजातयः
sa dharmaḥ sarvavarṇānāṃ purā sṛṣṭaḥ svayambhuvā | mantrasaṃskārasampannāstrayo varṇā dvijātayaḥ
सर्व वर्णांचा तो धर्म प्राचीनकाळी स्वयंभूने स्थापन केला. मंत्र व संस्कारांनी संपन्न असे तीन वर्ण ‘द्विज’ म्हणून ओळखले जातात.
Unknown (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a listener within the Revā-māhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-māhātmya setting
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A didactic tableau: Svayambhū (Brahmā) establishing dharma; three dvija varṇas shown receiving upanayana and Vedic mantras, with Revā’s flowing presence as a sanctifying backdrop.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as an ancient cosmic order established by the Creator, with specific ritual-eligibilities defining certain traditional categories.
No tirtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as doctrinal framing within the Revā Khaṇḍa context.
It references mantra and saṃskāra as defining features for the ‘twice-born’ (dvija) groups, rather than prescribing a particular rite.