Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
स्थित्वा वर्षशतं प्राज्ञ त्वं शूद्रो धर्मवत्सलः । उपदेशान्बहून्दत्त्वा ज्ञातिभ्यो हितकाम्यया । अपि श्रद्धा विहीनेषु पापात्मसु सदैव हि
sthitvā varṣaśataṃ prājña tvaṃ śūdro dharmavatsalaḥ | upadeśānbahūndattvā jñātibhyo hitakāmyayā | api śraddhā vihīneṣu pāpātmasu sadaiva hi
ഹേ പ്രാജ്ഞാ, നീ ശൂദ്രനായാലും ധർമ്മസ്നേഹിയായി നൂറുവർഷം ജീവിക്കും. അവരുടെ ഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് ബന്ധുക്കൾക്ക് അനേകം ഉപദേശങ്ങൾ നൽകും; അവർ എപ്പോഴും പാപാത്മാക്കളും ശ്രദ്ധാവിഹീനരുമായിരുന്നാലും।
Śrī Bhagavān (contextual)
Listener: the petitioner/Dharmarāja (contextual)
Scene: A humble yet radiant dharmic teacher lives long, offering repeated counsel to wayward relatives; he is shown serving, teaching, and remaining composed amid their skepticism.
FAQs
True dharma expresses itself as patient instruction and goodwill, even toward those who lack faith or act wrongly.
The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context frames these teachings as part of the sanctified history associated with Dharmarājeśvara.
No formal rite; the “prescription” is ethical—teaching and guiding others for their benefit.
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