Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ततश्च द्विजवर्यैः स संन्यस्तः पृथिवीपतिः । पृष्टश्च प्रार्थितश्चैव निजराज्यस्य रक्षणे । अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे प्राह कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः
tataśca dvijavaryaiḥ sa saṃnyastaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | pṛṣṭaśca prārthitaścaiva nijarājyasya rakṣaṇe | anyasmindivase prāha kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ
ຕໍ່ມາ ພຣະຣາຊາຜູ້ສະລະໂລກະນັ້ນ—ເຈົ້າແຜ່ນດິນ—ຖືກພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ປະເສີດທັງຫຼາຍຖາມໄຖ່ ແລະອ້ອນວອນຢ່າງຈິງໃຈ ໃຫ້ປົກປ້ອງອານາຈັກຂອງຕົນ. ໃນອີກມື້ໜຶ່ງ ທ່ານຢືນດ້ວຍຝາມືປະນົມ ແລ້ວກ່າວຄໍາຂຶ້ນ।
Sūta (narration)
Listener: Sages (frame)
Scene: The renounced king, simple-clad, seated or standing in an āśrama; brāhmaṇas gathered respectfully, one or more with palms joined; the king later stands with añjali, indicating humility before dharma’s demand.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma recognizes tension between renunciation and responsibility; the community seeks protection from one formerly charged with rājyadharma.
The episode is embedded in the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya, supporting the sacred setting through narrative causality.
None; the verse depicts respectful posture (añjali) and a request for protection, not a formal rite.
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