Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99
वणिग्वृत्ते न संबंधे न विवाहे कदाचन । ग्रामवृत्ते न संबंधः सर्वस्थाने बहिष्कृताः
vaṇigvṛtte na saṃbaṃdhe na vivāhe kadācana | grāmavṛtte na saṃbaṃdhaḥ sarvasthāne bahiṣkṛtāḥ
Nos negócios mercantis não deve haver associação com eles, nem jamais aliança por casamento. Mesmo nos assuntos da aldeia não haja relação com eles; em todo lugar devem ser mantidos do lado de fora, excluídos.
Unspecified narrator (contextual instruction within the Dharmāraṇya narrative)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A proclamation board or herald announces that the expelled group is barred from trade, marriage alliances, and village councils; townspeople keep physical distance at the market and well.
FAQs
The text emphasizes maintaining communal boundaries as part of the local dharmic order.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse reflects regulatory norms within the Dharmāraṇya context.
None; it concerns social relations (trade, village dealings, and marriage).