Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ऋषय ऊचुः । चमत्कारनरेंद्रस्य वंशे क्षीणे महामते । आनर्त्ताधिपतिः कोऽन्यस्तत्र राजा बभूव ह
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | camatkāranareṃdrasya vaṃśe kṣīṇe mahāmate | ānarttādhipatiḥ ko'nyastatra rājā babhūva ha
ព្រះឥសីទាំងឡាយបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ! នៅពេលវង្សរបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ចមត្ការ សាបសូន្យទៅហើយ តើអ្នកណាផ្សេងទៀតបានក្លាយជាព្រះរាជាអធិបតីនៃ អានរត្ត នៅទីនោះ?»
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta (implied respondent in next verse)
Scene: A circle of sages addresses the narrator with a pointed question about the end of a king’s lineage and the next ruler of Ānarta.
FAQs
Worldly power is transient; even royal lineages end—prompting inquiry into dharmic continuity through rightful rule and sacred tradition.
This verse is part of the tīrtha narrative frame; it situates the account in the Ānarta region, preparing for the tīrtha’s praise through associated history.
None directly; it is a narrative question establishing historical context.