Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114
तदादि पृथिवीपालाः स्तूयन्ते सूतमागधैः । आशीर्वादैः प्रशंस्यंते सूतमागधबंदिभिः
tadādi pṛthivīpālāḥ stūyante sūtamāgadhaiḥ | āśīrvādaiḥ praśaṃsyaṃte sūtamāgadhabaṃdibhiḥ
त्या वेळेपासून पृथ्वीचे पालक राजे सूत व मागधांकडून स्तुतिले जातात, आणि सूत‑मागध व बंदीजनांकडून आशीर्वादवचनांनी प्रशंसिले जातात।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal court or assembly at a sacred place: Sūtas and Māgadhas recite panegyrics while bandins offer benedictions; the king sits attentive, framed by ritual auspiciousness.
FAQs
Public blessing and truthful praise function as social dharma—affirming righteous governance and encouraging virtue.
The verse sits within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, but it primarily explains a cultural institution rather than a single tīrtha.
No formal ritual; it describes the customary practice of offering āśīrvāda (benedictions) and stuti (praise) to kings.
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