Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 39
देवतुल्यप्रभायुक्तैर्नृपपुत्रैश्च संयुता । सुरूपाभिर्वरस्त्रीभिर्देवस्त्रीभिरिवावृता
devatulyaprabhāyuktairnṛpaputraiśca saṃyutā | surūpābhirvarastrībhirdevastrībhirivāvṛtā
Sie ist erfüllt von Fürstensöhnen, strahlend wie die Götter; und sie ist umgeben von schönen edlen Frauen, gleichsam wie von himmlischen Jungfrauen.
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal avenue in Ayodhyā: radiant princes in fine garments and ornaments, moving with dignity; noble women with graceful posture and jeweled attire, likened to celestial maidens; architecture and gardens frame the procession.
FAQs
When kingship follows dharma, society becomes luminous—nobility is portrayed as godlike radiance and refined conduct.
Ayodhyā, praised as a city of dhārmic royalty and refined populace.
No ritual instruction appears; the focus is on dhārmic social order and auspiciousness.