Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवैश्चैव पूजिता ये द्विजोत्तमाः ते । षां ये विमुखाः शूद्रा रौरवे निवसंति ते
brahmaviṣṇuśivaiścaiva pūjitā ye dvijottamāḥ te | ṣāṃ ye vimukhāḥ śūdrā raurave nivasaṃti te
பிரம்மா, விஷ்ணு, சிவன் முதலியோராலும் போற்றப்படும் த்விஜோத்தமர்களைத் தள்ளி வெறுப்புடன் விலகும் சூத்ரர்கள் ‘ரௌரவ’ நரகத்தில் வாசம் செய்கின்றனர்।
Narrator (contextual; likely Brahmā’s discourse within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājan (King)
Scene: A didactic tableau: revered dvijottamas being honored by the Trimūrti, while an offender turns away; in the background, the grim imagery of Raurava as a warning.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes honoring the righteous and learned; hostility toward them is portrayed as a grave fault with severe karmic consequences.
The broader passage belongs to the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya (the glorification of Dharmāraṇya), though this verse itself states an ethical warning rather than a site-description.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the verse focuses on conduct (ācāra) and its karmic result.