Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
आसीत्पांचालराजस्य सिंहकेतुरिति श्रुतः । पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतः क्षात्रधर्मरतः सदा
āsītpāṃcālarājasya siṃhaketuriti śrutaḥ | putraḥ sarvaguṇopetaḥ kṣātradharmarataḥ sadā
មានព្រះរាជបុត្ររបស់ស្តេចបាញ្ចាល ដែលល្បីឈ្មោះថា «សിംហកេតុ»; ព្រះអង្គពេញដោយគុណធម៌ទាំងឡាយ ហើយតែងតែស្មោះត្រង់ចំពោះធម៌ក្សត្រិយៈ។
Narrator (contextual purāṇic voice; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A young prince Siṃhaketu stands in court with bow and armor, embodying kṣātra-dharma; elders and ministers look on as destiny foreshadows a forest episode.
FAQs
Purāṇas frame dharma through exemplary characters—here, a prince established in virtue and kṣatriya duty.
No tīrtha is mentioned yet; the verse introduces the protagonist for a forthcoming sacred encounter.
None; it is narrative setup describing the hero’s character and dharmic orientation.