Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
प्रतोदो वैश्यया धार्यो वासोंतः शूद्रया तथा । असवर्णा स्वेष विधिः स्मृतौ दृष्टश्च वेदने
pratodo vaiśyayā dhāryo vāsoṃtaḥ śūdrayā tathā | asavarṇā sveṣa vidhiḥ smṛtau dṛṣṭaśca vedane
वैश्य स्त्रीच्या बाबतीत दंड ‘प्रतोद’ (अंकुश) धारण करणे; आणि शूद्रा स्त्रीच्या बाबतीत ‘वासोंत’ असा दंड. असवर्ण स्त्रीसाठी स्मृतींमध्ये व वेदातील न्यायविचारात वेगळा विधी सांगितला आहे.
Parāśara
Scene: A rāja-dharma scene: a judge-king with śāstra scrolls; symbolic implements (goad for Vaiśya, ‘vāsoṃta’ as a labeled punitive emblem) displayed like legal insignia; scribes recording; the Veda/Smṛti authority shown as two manuscripts on a pedestal.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as regulated by scriptural norms (smṛti/veda), emphasizing accountability and restraint in household society.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus remains juridical-ethical instruction.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse continues listing punishments and notes separate rules for inter-varṇa cases per smṛti/veda.