Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
ततः शोकसमायुक्तः स नृपः स्वप्नदर्शनात् । अन्नाभावात्समं मंत्रं मंत्रिभिः स तदाकरोत्
tataḥ śokasamāyuktaḥ sa nṛpaḥ svapnadarśanāt | annābhāvātsamaṃ maṃtraṃ maṃtribhiḥ sa tadākarot
Kemudian raja itu, diliputi duka karena penglihatan dalam mimpi, bermusyawarah dengan para menterinya dan mengambil keputusan, sebab persediaan makanan telah tiada.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A worried king awakens from a dream, grief-stricken, then sits in council with ministers in a sparsely provisioned hall—empty granaries implied; scrolls or tally boards suggest administration.
FAQs
Dharma is practical: rulers must respond to suffering with wise counsel and righteous action, especially when resources are scarce.
Not stated in this verse; the focus is on the king’s response within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
No explicit rite; it describes deliberation prompted by the dream and famine.
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