Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
कृषीवलाः शस्त्रधरा निर्देवा जिह्मवृत्तयः । न जानंति परं धर्मं ज्ञानवैराग्यलक्षणम्
kṛṣīvalāḥ śastradharā nirdevā jihmavṛttayaḥ | na jānaṃti paraṃ dharmaṃ jñānavairāgyalakṣaṇam
وہ محض کھیتی کرنے والے اور ہتھیار اٹھانے والے ہیں، بے خدا اور کج رو۔ وہ اُس اعلیٰ دھرم کو نہیں جانتے جو گیان اور ویراغیہ کی علامت ہے۔
Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Bāṣkala-grāma
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau: farmers and warriors stand in shadow, while a luminous path labeled ‘jñāna’ and ‘vairāgya’ rises toward a serene summit; a deity icon or liṅga appears neglected in the background, awaiting restoration.
FAQs
Higher dharma is not mere worldly identity or power; it is recognized by knowledge (jñāna) and detachment (vairāgya).
None; the verse continues the moral description of the narrative’s setting.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse sets a doctrinal benchmark for “para-dharma” as jñāna and vairāgya.