Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98
यस्य वर्गस्य यो विप्रो न प्रयास्यति तत्र वै । स च वर्गात्परित्याज्यः स्थानधर्मान्न संशयः
yasya vargasya yo vipro na prayāsyati tatra vai | sa ca vargātparityājyaḥ sthānadharmānna saṃśayaḥ
Se um brāhmaṇa não vai e não se coloca junto da comunidade à qual pertence, então deve, de fato, ser expulso dessa comunidade; assim é o sthāna-dharma, o costume estabelecido do lugar, sem dúvida.
Unspecified narrator (contextual instruction within the Dharmāraṇya narrative)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A village/merchant-guild assembly where a brāhmaṇa is judged for refusing to stand with his varga; elders cite sthāna-dharma and pronounce expulsion.
FAQs
Dharma is also upheld through local, community-based discipline; neglecting one’s communal duty leads to loss of standing.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it reflects the broader Dharmāraṇya setting and its local code (sthāna-dharma).
No ritual is prescribed; the verse gives a social-dharmic rule about participation and communal affiliation.