Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
सुदर्शनैस्तथा धर्मः सेव्यते ह्यविरोधिभिः । सच्छूद्रैर्दानपुण्यैश्च द्विजशुश्रूषणादिभिः
sudarśanaistathā dharmaḥ sevyate hyavirodhibhiḥ | sacchūdrairdānapuṇyaiśca dvijaśuśrūṣaṇādibhiḥ
یوں دھرم اُن لوگوں کے ذریعے سِوا جاتا ہے جو صاف نظر اور بے نزاع ہوں۔ نیز نیک شُودر بھی—دان و پُنّیہ کے ذریعے اور دِوِجوں کی خدمت وغیرہ جیسے فرائض سے—اسے نبھاتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A peaceful tīrtha community: pilgrims and locals cooperate—some offer alms, others serve learned priests/teachers; a mediator calms a potential dispute, embodying avirodha.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through clear understanding, non-hostility, and practical virtues like charity and respectful service.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as general dharma-instruction within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
Meritorious dāna and dvija-śuśrūṣā (service to the twice-born) as recognized forms of dharma-practice.