Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
भृत्यानां च परित्यागः साधुबंधुतपस्विनाम् । गवां क्षत्रियवैश्यानां स्त्रीशूद्राणां च ताडनम्
bhṛtyānāṃ ca parityāgaḥ sādhubaṃdhutapasvinām | gavāṃ kṣatriyavaiśyānāṃ strīśūdrāṇāṃ ca tāḍanam
ஆச்ரிதர்/பணியாளரைத் துறத்தல், சாது, உறவினர், தவசிகள் ஆகியோரின் சங்கத்தை விட்டு விலகல்; மேலும் பசு, க்ஷத்திரியர், வைசியர், பெண்கள், சூத்திரர் ஆகியோரைக் கொடுமைப்படுத்துதல்—இவை நிந்தைக்குரிய செயல்கள்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A pilgrim about to depart is shown first feeding dependents and offering respect to sādhus; in contrast, a violent figure raising a stick toward a cow and a woman is depicted as being stopped by a stern ascetic.
FAQs
Dharma includes non-violence and duty of care—protecting dependents and honoring the virtuous are essential to righteous life.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse provides general dharmic prohibitions.
None; it is an ethical injunction shaping conduct that makes worship and pilgrimage spiritually effective.