Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
प्रोच्चसिंहासनस्थस्य नृपतेर्बाल्यचापलात् । आरोढुकामस्त्वभवत्सौनीतेयस्तदा ध्रुवः
proccasiṃhāsanasthasya nṛpaterbālyacāpalāt | āroḍhukāmastvabhavatsaunīteyastadā dhruvaḥ
Aus kindlicher Unbesonnenheit wünschte Dhruva, der Sohn Sunītīs, damals, den hohen Thron des Königs zu besteigen.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis in the frame narrative
Scene: Young Dhruva, small and earnest, steps toward a high jeweled throne, arms slightly raised as if to climb; the king sits elevated; courtiers watch.
FAQs
A child’s natural longing for recognition becomes the seed of a greater quest; Purāṇas often turn human impulse into a doorway to devotion.
Not directly named here; the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting is oriented toward the glory of Kāśī.
None; this verse narrates Dhruva’s intention.