Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
प्रजानां रंजनाद्राजा येयं रूढिरुपार्जिता । तस्यां रूढ्यां प्रनष्टायां राज्यमेव विनंक्ष्यति
prajānāṃ raṃjanādrājā yeyaṃ rūḍhirupārjitā | tasyāṃ rūḍhyāṃ pranaṣṭāyāṃ rājyameva vinaṃkṣyati
प्रजा को रंजित और पोषित करने से ही ‘राजा’ कहा जाता है—यही रूढ़ अर्थ है। जब वही रूढ़ि और बंधन नष्ट हो जाता है, तब राज्य स्वयं नष्ट हो जाता है।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene: on one side, the king distributing justice and gifts, citizens smiling; on the other, the bond frays—citizens distressed, the palace dimming—showing the kingdom’s fate tied to prajā-rañjana.
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma is to bring well-being and contentment to the people; without that, sovereignty collapses.
No single tīrtha is named; the teaching appears in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred setting of Kashi.
None; it is a doctrinal definition and warning regarding rāja-dharma.
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