Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
अहो ब्रह्मण्यदेवस्य परां भक्तिं प्रपश्यत । स्कन्धे कृत्वा धुरं यो हि वहते भार्य्यया सह
aho brahmaṇyadevasya parāṃ bhaktiṃ prapaśyata | skandhe kṛtvā dhuraṃ yo hi vahate bhāryyayā saha
Wahai, lihatlah bhakti tertinggi Tuhan yang sentiasa berkenan kepada para brāhmaṇa! Dialah, bersama isterinya, memikul kuk itu di bahunya sendiri dan menanggung beban.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The gods point out Kṛṣṇa’s brahmaṇya nature: He places the yoke on His shoulder, with Rukmiṇī beside Him, both engaged in the labor of drawing the chariot.
FAQs
True bhakti expresses itself as humility and service—God Himself honors dharma by serving the worthy.
Dvārakā, presented as a sacred Vaiṣṇava city whose narratives teach dharma through the Lord’s conduct.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the implied dharma is brāhmaṇa-satkāra (reverent honoring of brāhmaṇas/guests).