Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
उवाच कौशिकस्तेषु गोत्राणां प्रथमो द्विजः । साधूपदिष्टमस्माकं द्विजराजेन सर्वथा
uvāca kauśikasteṣu gotrāṇāṃ prathamo dvijaḥ | sādhūpadiṣṭamasmākaṃ dvijarājena sarvathā
Pagkaraan, si Kauśika, ang pinakadakilang dvija sa mga angkang iyon, ay nagsalita: “Ang itinuro sa amin ng hari sa mga dvija ay lubos na wasto at nararapat.”
Kauśika (a leading dvija)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembled dvijas
Scene: Kauśika, dignified and senior, rises among assembled dvija lineages and formally approves Soma’s instruction; the group nods in agreement; the temple backdrop signals sacred authority.
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Dharma is strengthened when learned leaders confirm and commit to righteous instruction in unity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic governance is affirmed by leading dvijas.
No specific rite; it records formal assent to dharmic instructions given by the dvija leadership.
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