Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112
ब्राह्मणानां कुले जातो जातिमात्रो यदा भवेत् । अनुपेतः क्रियाहीनो मात्र इत्यभिधीयते
brāhmaṇānāṃ kule jāto jātimātro yadā bhavet | anupetaḥ kriyāhīno mātra ityabhidhīyate
जो ब्राह्मणकुळात जन्मूनही केवळ जन्मामुळेच ब्राह्मण ठरतो—उपनयनरहित व कर्तव्यकर्मांपासून वंचित—तो ‘मात्र’ म्हणून ओळखला जातो.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), contextually within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to the sages
Listener: vipra (interlocutor)
Scene: A young man wearing no sacred thread stands before a ritual fire that is unlit; beside him a guru offers the yajñopavīta and a ladle, indicating initiation and duty; a shadow labeled 'jāti-mātra' fades as he accepts discipline.
FAQs
Birth alone is not the full measure; initiation and lived dharma are essential to religious identity and merit.
No site is mentioned; the focus is on dharma qualifications.
Upanayana (initiation) is implicitly referenced as a key rite whose absence marks deficiency.