Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
राजपुत्र उवाच । अस्ति भूमंडले कश्चिद्देशो निषधसंज्ञकः । तस्याधिपोऽभवद्राजा नलो नाम महा यशाः । स पुण्यकीर्तिः क्षितिपो दमयन्तीपतिः शुभः
rājaputra uvāca | asti bhūmaṃḍale kaściddeśo niṣadhasaṃjñakaḥ | tasyādhipo'bhavadrājā nalo nāma mahā yaśāḥ | sa puṇyakīrtiḥ kṣitipo damayantīpatiḥ śubhaḥ
Le prince dit : « Sur cette terre existe un pays nommé Niṣadha. Son souverain fut le roi Nala, illustre et d’une grande renommée ; de sainte réputation, roi juste, l’époux de bon augure de Damayantī. »
Rājaputra (Chandrāṅgada, speaking in first person across verses 78–80)
Tirtha: Niṣadha (as remembered kṣetra of Nala)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Takṣaka
Scene: As the prince speaks, a ‘memory-vision’ of Niṣadha arises: King Nala enthroned, Damayantī beside him, symbols of righteous rule and auspicious marriage shimmering behind the speaker.
FAQs
A king’s greatness is measured by puṇya-kīrti—virtue and righteous reputation—rather than mere power.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse identifies Niṣadha as a kingdom in the narrative lineage.
None.