Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
परं द्वित्राः पवित्रा ये राजर्षे तव सद्गुणाः । तेष्वेषु राजसु मम प्रायशो न दृशं गताः
paraṃ dvitrāḥ pavitrā ye rājarṣe tava sadguṇāḥ | teṣveṣu rājasu mama prāyaśo na dṛśaṃ gatāḥ
ولكن هذه الخصال الطاهرة التي لك، أيها الحكيم الملكي، نادرة حقًّا؛ لا تُرى إلا في واحدٍ أو اثنين. وبين أولئك الملوك لم أجدها في الغالب إلا نادرًا.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājārṣi (addressed directly)
Scene: A reflective moment: the speaker gestures toward a vast assembly of kings fading into the background, while spotlighting the rājārṣi addressee as singular—surrounded by a subtle aura of purity; the mood is wonder at rarity.
FAQs
Genuine virtue is uncommon; the truly dharmic ruler stands out as a rājarṣi.
Not specified in this verse; the passage occurs within the Kāśī-oriented narrative.
None; the verse is comparative praise of character.