Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110
आदिदेश समीपस्थानालोक्य परितस्त्विति । ब्राह्मणापसदं चामुं परिदूरयताशु वै
ādideśa samīpasthānālokya paritastviti | brāhmaṇāpasadaṃ cāmuṃ paridūrayatāśu vai
Olhando para os que estavam por perto, deu a ordem: «Afastai depressa, bem para longe daqui, este brāhmaṇa degenerado.»
Dakṣa (probable, directing attendants/priests)
Listener: Sages in the Naimiṣa frame (typical)
Scene: A commanding figure at a grand yajña turns to attendants and orders the expulsion of a disgraced brāhmaṇa; the sacrificial pavilion, fire-altars, and tense onlookers frame the moment.
FAQs
Ritual authority, when driven by hostility and pride, becomes a tool of exclusion rather than dharma.
No tirtha is named in this verse; it remains part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative arc.
Only a command about removing an “unfit” participant; no positive rite is prescribed.