Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93
भ्रातृभिः सह राजेंद्र धर्मेषु रमते मनः । दारैः पुत्रैश्च भृत्यैश्च कुशलैर्गजवाजिभिः
bhrātṛbhiḥ saha rājeṃdra dharmeṣu ramate manaḥ | dāraiḥ putraiśca bhṛtyaiśca kuśalairgajavājibhiḥ
“হে ৰাজেন্দ্ৰ, ভ্ৰাতৃসকলৰ সৈতে তোমাৰ মন ধৰ্মত ৰমে নে—আৰু তোমাৰ পত্নী, পুত্ৰ, ভৃত্যসকল, লগতে হাতী-ঘোঁৰা সকলো কুশলনে?”
Nārada
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Nārada’s benevolent inquiry expands to the whole royal ecosystem: brothers, wives, sons, attendants, and the health of elephants and horses—signs of stable righteous rule.
FAQs
Righteous kingship includes moral joy in dharma and the well-being of family, servants, and the resources that sustain the kingdom.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse focuses on the dharmic health of a ruler’s life and realm.
None; it is an inquiry establishing the standards of welfare in kṣatriya and household dharma.