Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 38
उत्कृष्टान्नृपतीन्वीरो दंडयित्वा बलाधिकान् । रत्नानि विविधान्याशु जग्राहातिबलस्तदा
utkṛṣṭānnṛpatīnvīro daṃḍayitvā balādhikān | ratnāni vividhānyāśu jagrāhātibalastadā
そのとき、比類なき剛力の勇者は、力に勝る名高き諸王すら懲らしめ、さまざまな宝玉・珍宝を速やかに収めた。
Narrator (contextual; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A climactic battlefield or royal encounter: the hero-king confronts and disciplines formidable rival kings; afterward, attendants present trays of diverse jewels—rubies, pearls, emeralds—captured as tribute.
FAQs
Strength and victory are portrayed as instruments of kingship meant to uphold order (daṇḍa) and support dharmic aims, not mere personal gain.
Ayodhyā is the broader sacred setting of this chapter, though this verse itself focuses on the king’s conquest rather than a specific tīrtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the accumulation of treasures anticipates later sacrificial arrangements (yajña).