Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
न राज्यं राज्यमित्याहू राज्यश्रीः प्रेयसी ध्रुवम् । सप्तांगमपि तद्राज्यं तया हीनं तृणायते
na rājyaṃ rājyamityāhū rājyaśrīḥ preyasī dhruvam | saptāṃgamapi tadrājyaṃ tayā hīnaṃ tṛṇāyate
‘ರಾಜ್ಯ’ವೇ ನಿಜವಾದ ರಾಜ್ಯವಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ; ರಾಜ್ಯಶ್ರೀ ಎಂದರೆ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಿಯೆಯೇ. ಏಳು ಅಂಗಗಳಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯವೂ ಅವಳಿಲ್ಲದೆ ತೃಣಸಮಾನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
Mālyaketu (the king)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: A symbolic composition: the seven emblems of kingship (army, treasury, ministers, fort, etc.) shown diminished or fading, while Kalāvatī stands radiant; the king points to her as true ‘rājyaśrī’.
FAQs
Even perfected worldly systems are secondary to inner fulfillment and dharmic commitment; external power is hollow without the heart’s anchor.
The verse is not a direct tīrtha-praise; it supports the storyline that leads toward Kāśī’s sacred merit.
None; the teaching is ethical and contemplative.
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