हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पन्नो धनाढ्योऽति प्रतापवान् । स्त्रीसहस्रस्य मध्यस्थः कुरुते राज्यमुत्तमम्
hastyaśvarathasampanno dhanāḍhyo'ti pratāpavān | strīsahasrasya madhyasthaḥ kurute rājyamuttamam
Pourvu d’éléphants, de chevaux et de chars—immensément riche et d’une vaillance éclatante—entouré de mille femmes, il gouverne un royaume d’exception.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A grand royal tableau: elephants, horses, chariots, treasury abundance, and the king in the midst of a vast inner court.
Worldly sovereignty and prosperity form the stage for dharmic events; Purāṇas often contrast royal splendor with higher sacred destinies.
Not directly; it continues the background leading to the Rukmiṇī Tīrtha māhātmya.
None.