Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
उशीनरः सुधन्वा च वृषपर्वा जयद्रथः । रजिः सहस्रजित्कुक्षिर्दृढधन्वा रिपुंजयः
uśīnaraḥ sudhanvā ca vṛṣaparvā jayadrathaḥ | rajiḥ sahasrajitkukṣirdṛḍhadhanvā ripuṃjayaḥ
Uśīnara, Sudhanvā, Vṛṣaparvā, Jayadratha, Raji, Sahasrajit, Kukṣi, Dṛḍhadhanvā, dan Ripunjaya—mereka termasuk di antara golongan itu.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Saṃyaminī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand celestial hall where a line of famed kings stands in respectful assembly—each with distinct insignia—before Yama; Citragupta’s ledger glows; the hall is filled with banners bearing their names.
FAQs
The Purāṇa grounds rāja-dharma in historical memory—naming exemplars to inspire rulers toward justice and protection.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse set in the Kāśī-mahātmya environment.
None; it is an enumerative passage listing exemplary figures.