Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
प्रणीतश्चाप्रणीतश्च यथाग्निर्दैवतं महत् । एवं विद्वानविद्वान्वा ब्राह्मणो दैवतं महत्
praṇītaścāpraṇītaśca yathāgnirdaivataṃ mahat | evaṃ vidvānavidvānvā brāhmaṇo daivataṃ mahat
Assim como o Fogo é uma grande divindade, seja aceso com ritos ou sem ritos, assim também um brāhmaṇa—erudito ou não—é uma grande divindade.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Prabhāsa bows to a brāhmaṇa seated calmly, while a sacred fire burns nearby—suggesting the equivalence of Agni’s and brāhmaṇa’s inherent sanctity.
FAQs
Sanctity is treated as intrinsic: like fire’s holiness, the brāhmaṇa’s venerability is not contingent on circumstance.
The teaching is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, linking sacred place-praise with dharmic social ethics.
No specific ritual; it establishes a rule of reverence (pūjā/bhāva) toward brāhmaṇas.