Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
हरिश्चंद्रः सुपुत्रोयं मम ज्येष्ठः सुवल्लभः । नियोजयध्वमव्यग्राः पदव्यां मम सत्वरम्
hariścaṃdraḥ suputroyaṃ mama jyeṣṭhaḥ suvallabhaḥ | niyojayadhvamavyagrāḥ padavyāṃ mama satvaram
ഈ ഹരിശ്ചന്ദ്രൻ എന്റെ സത്പുത്രൻ—ജ്യേഷ്ഠനും അതിപ്രിയനും. നിങ്ങൾ മടിയില്ലാതെ വേഗം എന്റെ സ്ഥാനത്ത് അവനെ സ്ഥാപിക്കുവിൻ।
Triśaṅku (implied continuation)
Listener: courtiers/subjects
Scene: Triśaṅku presents Hariścandra to the assembly, praising him as eldest and beloved, urging swift installation into his station; Hariścandra stands composed, hands folded, ready to accept duty.
FAQs
Dharma in public life includes preventing disorder—legitimate succession protects subjects and preserves righteousness.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-narrative framework of the section.
None; the instruction is administrative—installing Hariścandra in office.