Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
इंद्रद्युम्नो महीपाल आसीत्पूर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः । ब्राह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च साधुलोकप्रपालकः । यज्वा दानपतिर्दक्षः सर्वभूतहिते रतः
iṃdradyumno mahīpāla āsītpūrvaṃ dvijottamāḥ | brāhmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca sādhulokaprapālakaḥ | yajvā dānapatirdakṣaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമന്മാരേ, ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുമ്നൻ പൂർവ്വം ഒരു രാജാവായിരുന്നു—ബ്രാഹ്മണഭക്തൻ, എല്ലാവർക്കും ശരണ്യൻ, സദ്ജനങ്ങളുടെ പരിപാലകൻ. അവൻ യജ്ഞകർതാവ്, ദാനത്തിൽ അഗ്രഗണ്യൻ, പ്രവർത്തിയിൽ ദക്ഷൻ, സർവ്വഭൂതഹിതത്തിൽ രതൻ।
Sūta
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (best of twice-born)
Scene: Indradyumna depicted as a compassionate, dharmic ruler: giving alms to brāhmaṇas, sponsoring a yajña, and protecting ascetics; the realm appears orderly and prosperous.
FAQs
The model ruler upholds dharma through protection, yajña, charity, and universal compassion—virtues that amplify a kṣetra’s sanctity.
The chapter’s tīrtha is glorified indirectly by presenting Indradyumna as the dharmic agent connected to its sacred history.
Yajña (sacrificial worship) and dāna (charitable giving) are praised as the king’s defining practices.