Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ततश्च द्विजवर्यैः स संन्यस्तः पृथिवीपतिः । पृष्टश्च प्रार्थितश्चैव निजराज्यस्य रक्षणे । अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे प्राह कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः
tataśca dvijavaryaiḥ sa saṃnyastaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | pṛṣṭaśca prārthitaścaiva nijarājyasya rakṣaṇe | anyasmindivase prāha kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ
Daraufhin wurde jener entsagende Herr der Erde von den besten Brāhmaṇas befragt und eindringlich gebeten, sein eigenes Reich zu schützen. An einem anderen Tag stand er mit ehrfürchtig gefalteten Händen da und sprach.
Sūta (narration)
Listener: Sages (frame)
Scene: The renounced king, simple-clad, seated or standing in an āśrama; brāhmaṇas gathered respectfully, one or more with palms joined; the king later stands with añjali, indicating humility before dharma’s demand.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma recognizes tension between renunciation and responsibility; the community seeks protection from one formerly charged with rājyadharma.
The episode is embedded in the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya, supporting the sacred setting through narrative causality.
None; the verse depicts respectful posture (añjali) and a request for protection, not a formal rite.