Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
राजर्षीणां पुराणानां धर्मशास्त्रसमुद्भवाः । आनंदं तस्य राजर्षेर्जनयंतो द्विजोत्तमाः
rājarṣīṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ dharmaśāstrasamudbhavāḥ | ānaṃdaṃ tasya rājarṣerjanayaṃto dvijottamāḥ
രാജർഷികളെ സംബന്ധിച്ച പുരാണങ്ങളും ധർമ്മശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ഉദ്ഭവമായ ഉപദേശങ്ങൾ ആശ്രയിച്ച് ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജന്മാർ തങ്ങളുടെ ബോധനങ്ങളാൽ ആ രാജർഷിയെ ആനന്ദിപ്പിച്ചു।
Sūta (narration context; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal sage seated respectfully before a circle of venerable brāhmaṇa-ṛṣis; palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual implements nearby; the atmosphere is didactic and serene.
FAQs
Dharma is preserved when rulers learn from scriptural wisdom and saintly teachers; such learning brings inner joy and right governance.
The kṣetra is indirectly glorified as a seat of dharma-discourse where śāstric Purāṇic instruction flourishes.
No explicit ritual; it points to śāstra-śravaṇa and dharmic instruction as meritorious acts.