Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
हरिश्चंद्रः सुपुत्रोयं मम ज्येष्ठः सुवल्लभः । नियोजयध्वमव्यग्राः पदव्यां मम सत्वरम्
hariścaṃdraḥ suputroyaṃ mama jyeṣṭhaḥ suvallabhaḥ | niyojayadhvamavyagrāḥ padavyāṃ mama satvaram
«ហរិសចន្ទ្រនេះគឺជាកូនប្រុសដ៏ថ្លៃថ្លារបស់ខ្ញុំ ជាកូនច្បង និងជាទីស្រឡាញ់បំផុតរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ ចូរលើកគេឱ្យឡើងកាន់តំណែងរបស់ខ្ញុំយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស ដោយគ្មានការស្ទាក់ស្ទើរឡើយ»។
Triśaṅku (implied continuation)
Listener: courtiers/subjects
Scene: Triśaṅku presents Hariścandra to the assembly, praising him as eldest and beloved, urging swift installation into his station; Hariścandra stands composed, hands folded, ready to accept duty.
FAQs
Dharma in public life includes preventing disorder—legitimate succession protects subjects and preserves righteousness.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-narrative framework of the section.
None; the instruction is administrative—installing Hariścandra in office.