Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यैः शूद्रसेवाकरे द्विजे । ततोऽभिनन्दयामासुः सर्वे देवा महर्षयः
kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyaiḥ śūdrasevākare dvije | tato'bhinandayāmāsuḥ sarve devā maharṣayaḥ
เมื่อพราหมณ์ผู้เป็นทวิชะหันไปประกอบกสิกรรม การคุ้มครองโค และพาณิชย์ พร้อมทั้งทำการรับใช้แก่ศูทรแล้ว เหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงและมหาฤษีทั้งหลายต่างยินดีสรรเสริญ
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; context within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā region (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dvija is shown engaged in ploughing, tending cows, and weighing goods, while devas and sages in the sky/riverbank gesture approval; the scene blends agrarian and sacred landscape motifs.
FAQs
It highlights how conduct and livelihood are judged through a dhārmic lens, with divine and sage approval marking alignment with the tradition’s moral order.
The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative flow leading into Indratīrtha’s greatness on the Narmadā/Revā region, though this specific line is more ethical than geographic.
No ritual is prescribed here; it comments on occupations and social conduct.