Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
पदातिरेकः प्ररुदन्क्व विप्रा इति जल्पकः । लोकाच्छ्रुत्वा ततो राजा गतस्तत्र यतो द्विजाः
padātirekaḥ prarudankva viprā iti jalpakaḥ | lokācchrutvā tato rājā gatastatra yato dvijāḥ
With only his foot-soldiers remaining, he wept and muttered, “Where are the brāhmaṇas?” Hearing this from the people, the king went to the place where the dvijas, the twice-born, had gone.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A distraught king with only a small foot-soldier contingent, tears visible, questioning people in a village-edge/forest-edge scene; then turning toward the brāhmaṇas’ trail.
FAQs
A ruler’s strength is measured by dharma—especially reverence and protection offered to the dvijas.
Dharmāraṇya remains the sanctified narrative geography; the movement within it underlines its role as a ‘field’ where dharma is restored.
None explicitly; the focus is on seeking the brāhmaṇas and rectifying wrongdoing.
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