Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
कुत्रचिन्न समायातः स भूयोऽपि पुरोत्तमे । ततस्तत्सचिवै राज्यं प्रतिपाल्य चिरं नृप । अभिषिक्तस्ततः पुत्रः सुहयोनाम विश्रुतः
kutracinna samāyātaḥ sa bhūyo'pi purottame | tatastatsacivai rājyaṃ pratipālya ciraṃ nṛpa | abhiṣiktastataḥ putraḥ suhayonāma viśrutaḥ
Namun baginda tidak kembali lagi ke kota yang paling utama itu. Lalu, wahai raja, para menteri memelihara dan mentadbir kerajaan untuk waktu yang lama; sesudah itu puteranya—yang masyhur bernama Suhaya—ditabalkan melalui upacara abhiṣeka.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: The king never returns to the famed city; ministers govern for long; the son Suhaya is anointed as ruler.
FAQs
Even amid sacred narratives, dharma is upheld through orderly succession and responsible governance.
The broader adhyāya centers on Gartā-tīrtha and related sacred locales, though this verse focuses on royal succession.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it sets narrative context for later tīrtha-related observances.