Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
सूत उवाच । आनर्त्ताधिपतिः पूर्वमासीन्नाम्ना प्रभंजनः । धर्मज्ञः सुप्रतापी च परपक्षक्षयावहः
sūta uvāca | ānarttādhipatiḥ pūrvamāsīnnāmnā prabhaṃjanaḥ | dharmajñaḥ supratāpī ca parapakṣakṣayāvahaḥ
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പൂർവകാലത്ത് ആനർത്തദേശത്തിന്റെ അധിപതി ‘പ്രഭഞ്ജനൻ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ ഒരാൾ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. അവൻ ധർമ്മജ്ഞനും മഹാപ്രതാപിയും ശത്രുപക്ഷനാശകനുമായിരുന്നു।
Sūta
Tirtha: Ānarta (regional kṣetra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Introduction portrait of King Prabhañjana: armored yet composed, holding a sword lowered in restraint, with dharma-symbols (śāstra, scales, or a temple in backdrop) indicating both valor and righteousness.
FAQs
Ideal kingship unites power with dharma—protecting society while restraining chaos and hostile forces.
The verse introduces a historical figure connected to the broader tīrthamāhātmya storyline; it does not itself praise a named tīrtha.
None; it is narrative setup describing the king’s qualities.