Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
इति जोषं स्थितं विप्रं प्रत्युवाच नृपोत्तमः । सर्वं मया हृदि धृतं यत्त्वयोक्तं द्विजोत्तम
iti joṣaṃ sthitaṃ vipraṃ pratyuvāca nṛpottamaḥ | sarvaṃ mayā hṛdi dhṛtaṃ yattvayoktaṃ dvijottama
इस प्रकार जब विप्र मौन होकर खड़ा रहा, तब श्रेष्ठ राजा ने कहा—‘हे द्विजोत्तम! आपने जो कुछ कहा है, वह सब मैंने हृदय में दृढ़तापूर्वक धारण कर लिया है।’
Narrator (within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative stream; deduced as Skanda narrating)
Tirtha: Kāśī (implied) / Viśveśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇa (addressed as dvijottama)
Scene: The king responds with folded hands, earnest gaze, and a gesture to the heart, while the brāhmaṇa stands in dignified silence; a hint of temple lamps and courtyard suggests Kāśī’s sacred ambience.
FAQs
Humility and attentive acceptance of dharmic instruction are marks of an ideal ruler.
The verse is narrative; the broader setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None; it records the king’s assent and inner acceptance of the teaching.