Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
सर्वैस्तैर्जायते यज्ञः पार्थिवैः करदीकृतैः । युद्धं विना करं तेऽपि न यच्छन्ति यतो विभो
sarvaistairjāyate yajñaḥ pārthivaiḥ karadīkṛtaiḥ | yuddhaṃ vinā karaṃ te'pi na yacchanti yato vibho
យញ្ញៈនោះ សម្រេចបានតែពេលស្តេចទាំងអស់នោះ ត្រូវបានធ្វើឲ្យស្ថិតក្រោមការបង់ពន្ធ។ ព្រោះគ្មានសង្គ្រាម ពួកគេមិនប្រគល់ពន្ធឡើយ—ដូច្នេះហើយ ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់។
Harīścandra
Scene: A conceptual tableau: on one side, a grand yajña-altar awaiting completion; on the other, rival kings refusing tribute; between them, Harīścandra torn, addressing the deity about the necessity of making kings tributary.
FAQs
Great dharmic undertakings have worldly prerequisites; a ruler must confront realpolitik while remaining aligned with righteousness.
No site is mentioned; the verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue but focuses on the mechanics of Rājasūya.
Rājasūya’s prerequisite is implied: securing tributary status (kara) from other kings.