Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69
येये सर्वेषु देशेषु गोपास्तिष्ठंति भूरिशः । तेषां तमेव राजानं चक्रिरे सर्व पार्थिवाः
yeye sarveṣu deśeṣu gopāstiṣṭhaṃti bhūriśaḥ | teṣāṃ tameva rājānaṃ cakrire sarva pārthivāḥ
ज्या-ज्या प्रदेशांत पुष्कळ गोपाळ राहात होते, त्या त्या ठिकाणचे सर्व राजे त्याच व्यक्तीलाच राजा म्हणून नेमू लागले।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A council of regional kings and elders from cowherd lands, raising a chosen figure to kingship; pastoral symbols—cows, staffs, simple garments—blend with royal insignia.
FAQs
Social authority is portrayed as arising from collective recognition, especially when aligned with dharma and communal welfare.
Not explicit in this verse; the surrounding passage connects to the glory of Pradoṣa worship and Maṇḍavā-saras.
None directly; the verse describes political selection/installation rather than a ritual.