Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
भ्रष्टराज्यस्तु यो राजा एनामाराधयिष्यति । स्वं राज्यमचिरात्प्राप्य स प्रतापी भविष्यति
bhraṣṭarājyastu yo rājā enāmārādhayiṣyati | svaṃ rājyamacirātprāpya sa pratāpī bhaviṣyati
«Tout roi déchu de son royaume, s’il adore ceci (le bâton de fer), recouvrera bientôt son propre domaine et deviendra puissant et rayonnant de splendeur.»
Brāhmaṇas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rāma (and by extension future pilgrims)
Scene: A deposed king, travel-worn, approaches the shrine of the iron staff, offers flowers and lamps, and is shown later enthroned again with renewed radiance (pratāpa).
FAQs
Legitimate power is restored through dharma—reverent worship aligned with sacred tradition is portrayed as a source of stability and strength.
The promised result is tied to the tīrtha-context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific locale is not named in this verse.
Ārādhana (devotional worship/propitiation) of the iron staff as a means to regain lost sovereignty.