Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
प्रजानिजकुटुंबस्त्वं त्वं तु भूदेवदैवतः । महातपः सहायस्त्वं पथानान्ये तथा नृपाः
prajānijakuṭuṃbastvaṃ tvaṃ tu bhūdevadaivataḥ | mahātapaḥ sahāyastvaṃ pathānānye tathā nṛpāḥ
Tratas a tus súbditos como a tu propia familia; en verdad eres como una deidad para los brāhmaṇas. Eres auxilio de los grandes ascetas, mientras que otros reyes sólo ayudan en los caminos del mundo.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Divodāsa
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa or sage addresses King Divodāsa in a courtly setting, praising his familial care for subjects and reverence for brāhmaṇas; ascetics stand nearby, symbolizing royal support of tapas.
FAQs
Rajadharma is service: protecting the people, honoring brāhmaṇas, and supporting ascetic life.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse supports the Kāśī ethos of dharma-protection.
None explicitly; it prescribes a king’s duty of support toward tapasvīs and brāhmaṇas.