Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58
पुरा कृतयुगस्यादौ वैश्यः कश्चिन्महामनाः । सुकेश इति विख्यातस्तस्य पुत्रोऽतिधार्मिकः
purā kṛtayugasyādau vaiśyaḥ kaścinmahāmanāḥ | sukeśa iti vikhyātastasya putro'tidhārmikaḥ
पूर्वी, कृतयुगाच्या आरंभी, सुकेश नावाचा एक महामना वैश्य होता; त्याचा पुत्र अत्यंत धर्मनिष्ठ होता।
Narrator
Tirtha: Bhārabhūti
Type: ghat
Scene: A prosperous yet humble vaiśya Sukeśa in early Kṛtayuga—simple wealth symbols (grain, scales), calm face, charitable posture; a faint golden ambience indicating the purity of the age.
FAQs
Purāṇas teach that righteousness (dharma) is upheld across all varṇas; a vaiśya household can become exemplary through virtue.
The story is being told in connection with Bhārabhūti Tīrtha, though this verse introduces the characters and era.
None in this verse; it is narrative setup.