Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
न ब्राह्मणसमः कश्चित्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । दत्तोपवीते ब्रह्मण्ये सुप्ते देवे जनार्दने
na brāhmaṇasamaḥ kaścittrailokye sacarācare | dattopavīte brahmaṇye supte deve janārdane
चर-अचर सहित त्रैलोक्यात ब्राह्मणासारखा कोणी नाही—विशेषतः जेव्हा उपवीत प्रदान झालेले असते, तो ब्रह्मनिष्ठ असतो, आणि देव जनार्दन (विष्णु) योगनिद्रेत असतात.
Sūta (deduced: Nāgara Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Scene: A grand cosmic tableau: Viṣṇu (Janārdana) reclines in yoganidrā on Śeṣa over the ocean; in the foreground, a serene brāhmaṇa with shining upavīta and Vedic manuscript stands as dharma’s pillar; the three worlds appear as miniature spheres around them, emphasizing ‘none equal’.
FAQs
It extols consecrated Vedic life (marked by upavīta and Brahman-devotion) as a unique dharmic pillar in the cosmos.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader māhātmya setting.
Receiving the upavīta (linked with upanayana saṃskāra) is implied as a key consecration.