Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्य राज्ञस्तु दुःखेन दुःखितो नागरो जनः । क्षणेनाश्वासितो राजा मन्त्रिभिः सपुरोहितैः
tasya rājñastu duḥkhena duḥkhito nāgaro janaḥ | kṣaṇenāśvāsito rājā mantribhiḥ sapurohitaiḥ
രാജാവിന്റെ ദുഃഖം കണ്ടു നഗരജനവും ദുഃഖിതരായി. അല്പസമയത്തിനകം മന്ത്രിമാരും പുരോഹിതന്മാരും ചേർന്ന് രാജാവിനെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ചു.
Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, recovering from fainting, is supported by ministers; priests with sacred marks and water-pot offer consoling words; townspeople gather with worried faces.
FAQs
A ruler’s inner state affects society; dharmic counsel (ministers and priests) restores balance and right action.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse highlights social cohesion within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None directly; it references the purohita’s supportive role rather than a specific rite.