Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
अनन्यवृत्तयः शूद्रा द्विजशुश्रूषणं प्रति । तस्य राष्ट्रे समभवन्दिवोदासस्य भूपतेः
ananyavṛttayaḥ śūdrā dvijaśuśrūṣaṇaṃ prati | tasya rāṣṭre samabhavandivodāsasya bhūpateḥ
రాజు దివోదాసుని రాజ్యంలో శూద్రులు ఏకైక వృత్తిలోనే నిలిచారు—ద్విజుల సేవలో నిబద్ధులై—నియత కర్తవ్యాన్ని శ్రద్ధగా ఆచరించారు।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A calm depiction of śūdras engaged in orderly service—assisting in households, preparing ritual spaces, carrying water and supplies—while brāhmaṇas perform study and rites; the king’s realm appears harmonious.
FAQs
Stability arises when people practice their duties with sincerity and without duplicity.
Kāśī’s dharmic atmosphere is highlighted through the exemplary polity associated with its sacred history.
No ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes seva (service) as a dharmic principle.