Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
द्विजभक्तिपराः शूद्राः ये पाखंडैर्न लोपिताः । जैन धर्मात्परावृत्तास्ते गोभूजास्तथोत्तमाः
dvijabhaktiparāḥ śūdrāḥ ye pākhaṃḍairna lopitāḥ | jaina dharmātparāvṛttāste gobhūjāstathottamāḥ
ଯେ ଶୂଦ୍ରମାନେ ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ସେବା-ଭକ୍ତିରେ ନିଷ୍ଠାବାନ, ପାଖଣ୍ଡରେ ଭ୍ରଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇନଥିଲେ, ଏବଂ ଜୈନଧର୍ମରୁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟାବର୍ତ୍ତିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ—ସେମାନେ ‘ଗୋଭୂଜ’ ଓ ଉତ୍ତମ ବୋଲି ଗଣ୍ୟ ହେଲେ।
Narrator (speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A humble Śūdra household offers service—water, food, and cow-care—to dvijas; a symbolic turning-away from a Jaina identity is shown as leaving behind a different emblem, stepping toward Vedic fire/altar; the community honors them as ‘gobhūja’.
FAQs
The verse praises steadfastness in the Purāṇic-Vedic dharma and loyalty to dharmic social duties.
No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on dharma-alignment within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
None explicitly; it speaks of religious affiliation and conduct rather than a defined rite.