Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
अंत्यजा अपि ये केचिद्दयाधर्मानुसारिणः । परोपकृतिनिष्ठास्ते वसंत्यत्र तु सत्तमाः
aṃtyajā api ye keciddayādharmānusāriṇaḥ | paropakṛtiniṣṭhāste vasaṃtyatra tu sattamāḥ
Bahkan mereka yang lahir dalam kedudukan paling rendah, jika mengikuti dharma belas kasihan dan teguh dalam berbuat kebajikan kepada orang lain, tinggal di sini sebagai yang terbaik dalam kalangan orang baik.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate community scene in Kāśī: people of varied social backgrounds offering water, food, and care to travelers and the needy; the ‘antyaja’ helper is shown radiant, honored by saints.
FAQs
Compassionate conduct and service to others are higher than social status and make one truly noble.
Kāśī, as a sanctifying realm where virtue is honored above birth.
No formal rite; it prescribes paropakāra (helping others) as a key religious practice.