यथा रुद्रा यथा देवा मरुतो वसवोऽश्विनौ । ब्रह्मा च सोमसूर्यौ च तथा लोके द्विजोत्तमाः
yathā rudrā yathā devā maruto vasavo'śvinau | brahmā ca somasūryau ca tathā loke dvijottamāḥ
ଯେପରି ରୁଦ୍ର, ଦେବ, ମରୁତ, ବସୁ ଓ ଅଶ୍ୱିନୀଦ୍ୱୟ ଅଛନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା, ସୋମ ଓ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଅଛନ୍ତି—ସେପରି ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱିଜୋତ୍ତମ (ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ) ଅଛନ୍ତି।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis
Scene: A grand tableau: rows of divine hosts—Rudras, Maruts, Vasus, Aśvins—on one side; on the other, a line of dignified brāhmaṇas, visually echoing the divine ranks, suggesting equivalence in honor.
It elevates the dharmic Brāhmaṇa as a terrestrial counterpart to divine classes, urging reverence and right conduct.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the text reinforces tīrtha dharma through honoring sacred persons.
None directly; the verse is a theological comparison supporting reverence.