Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99
अधिराज्ये महाभागः पृथुर्वैन्यः प्रतापवान् । पित्रा न रंजिताश्चास्य प्रजा वैन्येन रंजिताः
adhirājye mahābhāgaḥ pṛthurvainyaḥ pratāpavān | pitrā na raṃjitāścāsya prajā vainyena raṃjitāḥ
In der Herrschaft glänzte der glückbegünstigte und tapfere Pṛthu Vainya in seiner Macht. Die Untertanen, die sein Vater nicht zu erfreuen vermochte, wurden unter Vainya wahrhaft zufrieden und froh.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pṛthu Vainya enthroned in regal splendor, subjects gathered with uplifted faces, offering garlands and petitions; the contrast implied with the prior king’s failure, now replaced by order and satisfaction.
FAQs
A ruler aligned with dharma wins the hearts of the people; governance becomes an instrument of welfare rather than fear.
The account is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, using royal exemplars to magnify the sanctity and dharmic atmosphere of Prabhāsa.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes the fruits of righteous rule.