Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
बहिर्निर्गतमात्रस्तु बहुभिः परिभूयते । चांडालब्राह्मणश्चैष चांडालात्त धनस्त्वसौ
bahirnirgatamātrastu bahubhiḥ paribhūyate | cāṃḍālabrāhmaṇaścaiṣa cāṃḍālātta dhanastvasau
Namun sebaik sahaja dia melangkah keluar, ramai orang menghina dan memperlekehkannya: “Dia ini Caṇḍāla-brahmana! Dan si itu menjadi kaya kerana seorang Caṇḍāla!”
Narrator (reporting public reaction)
Tirtha: Kāśī (social spaces around Viśveśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: As the man steps outside, a crowd gathers, pointing and jeering; speech-banners (or implied insults) label him ‘Caṇḍāla-brāhmaṇa’ and accuse him of becoming wealthy through an outcaste; the victim stands isolated at the threshold.
FAQs
The text exposes social prejudice and implies that spiritual merit and devotion in Kāśī surpass outward labels.
Kāśī, as the setting where dharma is tested against social scorn, and Viśveśa’s values overturn human bias.
None explicitly; the verse narrates the societal reaction to dāna and its recipient.