संततावभृथक्लिन्न मूर्धजः क्षितिषर्षभः । प्रजापालनसंपन्नः कोशप्रीणितभूसुरः
saṃtatāvabhṛthaklinna mūrdhajaḥ kṣitiṣarṣabhaḥ | prajāpālanasaṃpannaḥ kośaprīṇitabhūsuraḥ
ذلك الثورُ بين الملوك، الذي كان شعرُه دائمًا مبتلًّا من اغتسالاتِ الطقوس، كان بارعًا في رعايةِ الرعية، ويُرضي البراهمةَ بما يفيض من خزانةِ الملك.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Dvija in the story frame
Scene: The king after ceremonial ablution, hair still wet, wearing clean white garments; priests and brāhmaṇas receive gifts from the treasury; citizens appear protected and content.
Ideal kingship combines ritual purity, protection of subjects, and generous support of brāhmaṇas and dharma.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as the setting for a king devoted to yajña-culture and public welfare.
The avabhṛtha bath is referenced as part of sacrificial/ceremonial observance, indicating a yajña-aligned royal life.