Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 39
देवतुल्यप्रभायुक्तैर्नृपपुत्रैश्च संयुता । सुरूपाभिर्वरस्त्रीभिर्देवस्त्रीभिरिवावृता
devatulyaprabhāyuktairnṛpaputraiśca saṃyutā | surūpābhirvarastrībhirdevastrībhirivāvṛtā
ആ പുരി ദേവതുല്യപ്രഭയുള്ള രാജപുത്രന്മാരാൽ നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു; സുന്ദരിയായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠസ്ത്രീകളാൽ—ദേവസ്ത്രീകളാൽ എന്നപോലെ—ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു।
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal avenue in Ayodhyā: radiant princes in fine garments and ornaments, moving with dignity; noble women with graceful posture and jeweled attire, likened to celestial maidens; architecture and gardens frame the procession.
FAQs
When kingship follows dharma, society becomes luminous—nobility is portrayed as godlike radiance and refined conduct.
Ayodhyā, praised as a city of dhārmic royalty and refined populace.
No ritual instruction appears; the focus is on dhārmic social order and auspiciousness.