Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
कोशस्यान्तो न विद्येत हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तिमान् । इतिहासपुराणज्ञैः पण्डितैः सह संकथाम्
kośasyānto na vidyeta hastyaśvarathapattimān | itihāsapurāṇajñaiḥ paṇḍitaiḥ saha saṃkathām
Son trésor était sans limite, et il possédait éléphants, chevaux, chars et fantassins. Il s’entretenait avec des sages érudits, connaisseurs des Itihāsa et des Purāṇa.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)
Scene: A prosperous king in court: overflowing treasury, elephants and horses in the background, while the king converses with seated pandits holding palm-leaf manuscripts of Itihāsa and Purāṇa.
FAQs
Prosperity is stabilized by śāstra-guided counsel; learning and dharma safeguard political power.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the narrative tone for the Revā-region account.
None; the practice implied is śāstra-saṅga—keeping company with learned Purāṇic authorities.