Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
समं पश्यति सर्वेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च । ब्राह्मणं श्वपचं चैव तत्र प्रीतो जनार्दनः
samaṃ paśyati sarveṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca | brāhmaṇaṃ śvapacaṃ caiva tatra prīto janārdanaḥ
Sesiapa yang memandang semua makhluk—yang tetap dan yang bergerak—dengan pandangan sama rata, melihat setara seorang brāhmaṇa dan śvapaca (pemakan anjing); pada orang demikian Janārdana berkenan.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (ethical tīrtha within the tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (contextual)
Scene: A contemplative devotee on the riverbank looks with equal kindness upon a brāhmaṇa and a marginalized outcaste, with Janārdana’s subtle presence (a radiant aura or Vishnu emblem) indicating divine pleasure.
FAQs
God is pleased by samadarśana—recognizing equal spiritual worth across all beings beyond social labels.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides a universal dharma teaching within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.
No external ritual; the prescription is an inner discipline of equal vision and non-discrimination.