Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
हरिश्चंद्रः सुपुत्रोयं मम ज्येष्ठः सुवल्लभः । नियोजयध्वमव्यग्राः पदव्यां मम सत्वरम्
hariścaṃdraḥ suputroyaṃ mama jyeṣṭhaḥ suvallabhaḥ | niyojayadhvamavyagrāḥ padavyāṃ mama satvaram
"ທ້າວ ຫະຣິດຈັນ ນີ້ແມ່ນລູກຊາຍຜູ້ປະເສີດຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ, ເປັນລູກກົກ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກທີ່ສຸດ. ຈົ່ງແຕ່ງຕັ້ງລາວຂຶ້ນຮັບຕໍາແຫນ່ງຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຢ່າງໄວວາ ໂດຍບໍ່ຕ້ອງລັງເລໃຈ."
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.