Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
ब्राह्मण्याद्धीयते विप्रः शूद्रो धर्माच्च हीयते । धर्मोपदेशः शूद्राणां स्वश्रेयः प्रतिघातयेत्
brāhmaṇyāddhīyate vipraḥ śūdro dharmācca hīyate | dharmopadeśaḥ śūdrāṇāṃ svaśreyaḥ pratighātayet
婆罗门（vipra）若背离婆罗门之道（brāhmaṇya），便会衰落；首陀罗（Śūdra）若离其本分之法（dharma），亦会衰落。据说向首陀罗宣说法义，会妨碍自身的灵性福祉。
Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa instructional narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A guru addresses a student with a manuscript on dharma; behind them, figures representing different social roles perform their duties; the composition emphasizes ‘svadharma’ as ordered harmony, with a serious, instructional tone.
FAQs
Each person is urged to remain steady in their prescribed duties; the verse frames spiritual stability as arising from adherence to one’s traditional dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is normative dharma teaching.
A restriction concerning dharma instruction to Śūdras, presented as a rule of conduct within this section.