Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
पौराः समागता द्वारि सह जानपदैर्नरैः । द्वास्थेन चाज्ञया राज्ञस्ततस्तेंतः प्रवेशिताः
paurāḥ samāgatā dvāri saha jānapadairnaraiḥ | dvāsthena cājñayā rājñastatasteṃtaḥ praveśitāḥ
اجتمع أهلُ المدينة عند الباب، ومعهم رجالٌ من الأرياف. ثمّ، بأمرِ الملك، أدخلهم البوّاب إلى الداخل.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A city gate of Kāśī: townspeople and villagers gathered outside; a doorkeeper receives the king’s order and admits them into the inner precinct.
FAQs
Order, duty, and respectful access to authority are portrayed as part of rājadharma, supporting harmony in the sacred city of Kāśī.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse frames a palace/court episode within the city’s sacred narrative.
None; the verse describes a formal audience and entry protocol.