Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । एवं तस्मिन्गते भूपे ह्यजापाले रसातलम् । तत्पुत्रश्चाभवद्राजा मंत्रिभिस्तु पुरस्कृतः
sūta uvāca | evaṃ tasmingate bhūpe hyajāpāle rasātalam | tatputraścābhavadrājā maṃtribhistu puraskṛtaḥ
Sūta dit : Ainsi, lorsque le roi Ajāpāla descendit à Rasātala, son fils devint roi, entouré et soutenu par ses ministres.
Sūta
Tirtha: Śrī Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (episode continuation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (implied Purāṇic frame)
Scene: A court scene: the old king’s departure to the netherworld is narrated; the prince is crowned, ministers standing in attendance, banners and royal parasol present.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives link personal devotion with historical continuity, showing dharma preserved through rightful succession.
The account continues the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Devīkuṇḍa-associated narrative, though this verse focuses on Ajāpāla’s departure.
None; it is a narrative transition into the next chapter.