Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
एतच्छ्रुत्वा गुरोरेव कान्यकुब्जाधिपो बली । राज्यं प्रकुरुते तत्र आमो नाम्ना हि भूतले
etacchrutvā guroreva kānyakubjādhipo balī | rājyaṃ prakurute tatra āmo nāmnā hi bhūtale
પોતાના જ ગુરુ પાસેથી આ સાંભળી, કાન્યકુબ્જનો બલવાન અધિપતિ ‘આમ’ નામે પૃથ્વી પર ત્યાં જ પોતાનું રાજ્ય સ્થાપિત કર્યું।
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Scene: A powerful king of Kānyakubja, after hearing his guru, ceremonially assumes sovereignty—coronation, standards raised, ministers assembled; the guru stands as moral anchor.
FAQs
It transitions from prophecy to historical narrative, showing royal action shaped by instruction received from a guru.
No tīrtha is praised; a geopolitical place-name—Kānyakubja—is mentioned.
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