Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
स यदा सर्वभोगानां तृप्तिं प्राप्तो द्विजोत्तमाः । तदा पुत्रस्य राज्यं स्वं वपुश्चैव न्यवेदयत्
sa yadā sarvabhogānāṃ tṛptiṃ prāpto dvijottamāḥ | tadā putrasya rājyaṃ svaṃ vapuścaiva nyavedayat
おお二度生まれの最勝者たちよ、彼があらゆる享楽に満ち足りたとき、自らの王国を子に譲り、さらにこの身さえも捧げて—出離（サンニャーサ）の道に入った。
Sūta
Tirtha: Dhundhumāreśvara-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvizottamāḥ (addressed)
Scene: Yayāti, aged and contemplative, removes royal insignia, places the crown at his son’s feet, and turns toward the forest path; his posture shows release from power and attachment.
FAQs
True fulfillment culminates in detachment: after worldly satiation, dharma points toward responsible succession and renunciation.
The verse functions as narrative setup within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the broader sacred region of Adhyāya 39 remains the frame.
No explicit rite; it highlights dhārmic succession (entrusting rule) and the renunciatory turning of life.