Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
ब्राह्मणं कुशलं पृच्छेद्बाहुजातमनामयम् । वैश्यं सुखं समागम्य शूद्रं संतोषमेव च
brāhmaṇaṃ kuśalaṃ pṛcchedbāhujātamanāmayam | vaiśyaṃ sukhaṃ samāgamya śūdraṃ saṃtoṣameva ca
ब्राह्मणास ‘कुशल’ विचारावे, बाहुजात क्षत्रियास ‘आरोग्य’ विचारावे; वैश्यास भेटून ‘सुख-समृद्धी’ विचारावी आणि शूद्रास ‘संतोष’च विचारावा.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ghat-side meeting in Kāśī: pilgrims of different varṇas exchange respectful greetings; the brāhmaṇa is asked ‘kuśalam?’, the kṣatriya ‘anāmaya?’, the vaiśya ‘sukham?’, the śūdra ‘santoṣa?’. Background shows boats, steps, and a temple spire.
FAQs
Dharma includes refined speech and respect: one should greet people appropriately, wishing them the good most relevant to their station and duties.
The verse is situated in Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī narrative environment, presenting cultured conduct as part of Kāśī’s dharmic ideal.
No formal rite; it prescribes ethical etiquette (ācāra) in everyday interactions.