Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
ये ऽतीता ये भविष्यंति वंशे ऽस्माकं नृपोत्तमाः । भवंतो ऽत्र गतिस्तेषां सस्यानां नीरदो यथा
ye 'tītā ye bhaviṣyaṃti vaṃśe 'smākaṃ nṛpottamāḥ | bhavaṃto 'tra gatisteṣāṃ sasyānāṃ nīrado yathā
ولأفضل الملوك في سلالتنا—من مضى ومن سيأتي—أنتم هنا ملاذهم وملجؤهم، كما يكون سحابُ المطر عونًا للزرع ومَعينًا للغلال.
Rājā (the King), as quoted by the narrator
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king gestures toward the brāhmaṇas as if invoking a monsoon cloud; above them, a symbolic rain-cloud pours gentle rain over green fields, merging political order with cosmic nourishment.
FAQs
Prosperity and continuity depend on dharmic guidance; the learned are likened to rain that sustains life.
No tīrtha is praised directly; the verse uses an agrarian metaphor to honor the brāhmaṇas’ protective role.
None explicitly; the verse supports the forthcoming request for śānti rites.