Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच इंद्रद्युम्नो महीपालः पुरासीद्रोचके पुरे । देशे वैजरुके पूर्वं स देशः क्व च तत्पुरम्
iṃdradyumna uvāca iṃdradyumno mahīpālaḥ purāsīdrocake pure | deśe vaijaruke pūrvaṃ sa deśaḥ kva ca tatpuram
Indradyumna dit : «Je suis Indradyumna, souverain de la terre. Jadis je demeurais dans la cité nommée Rocaka, au pays de Vaijaruka. Où est maintenant ce pays, et où est cette cité ?»
Indradyumna
Tirtha: Kāṃpilya (as the stage for Indradyumna’s quest)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indradyumna introduces himself with royal dignity but visible bewilderment; behind him, a faint, dreamlike vignette of Rocaka city fades like a memory; in front, Kāṃpilya stands solid and present.
FAQs
Worldly power and even entire realms pass with time; one must seek lasting merit through dharma rather than rely on temporal identity.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse contrasts past geography (Rocaka/Vaijaruka) with the present setting to highlight change.
None.