Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
तस्मात्तेन महीपेन यस्मान्मार्गः प्रदर्शितः । अपूर्वो धर्मसंभूतः कृतः सम्यङ्महात्मना
tasmāttena mahīpena yasmānmārgaḥ pradarśitaḥ | apūrvo dharmasaṃbhūtaḥ kṛtaḥ samyaṅmahātmanā
ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಆ ರಾಜನು ತೋರಿಸಿದ ಮಾರ್ಗದಿಂದ, ಆ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನು ಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದ ಆ ಅಪೂರ್ವ ಪಥವನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ।
Śiva (continuing)
Listener: Brahmā
Scene: Śiva praises the king Ajāpāla as a great-souled guide who has established a wondrous dharmic path; the scene suggests a moral ‘road’ opening before humanity under divine approval.
FAQs
When a ruler embodies dharma, his example becomes a living ‘path’ that uplifts society and is praised as extraordinary.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya frame by highlighting dharmic leadership.
None; the verse praises dharma-based conduct and guidance.
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