Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
एतस्मिन्नंतरे राजा ह्यानर्ताधिपतिर्द्विजाः । सुतपास्तेन निर्दिष्टोऽहं तु कंचुकिकर्मणि
etasminnaṃtare rājā hyānartādhipatirdvijāḥ | sutapāstena nirdiṣṭo'haṃ tu kaṃcukikarmaṇi
Dalam masa itu, wahai para brāhmaṇa, raja—pemerintah Ānarta—melalui arahan Sutapās telah melantik aku menjalankan tugas sebagai kañcukin, iaitu pelayan/pengiring di bahagian dalam istana.
Atithi
Listener: Dvijāḥ (plural)
Scene: A king of Ānarta appoints the narrator, via Sutapās, to the role of kañcukin—guardian/attendant of the inner quarters; formal court scene.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma recognizes social roles and service; one’s conduct within duty can become a cause for merit or downfall.
The verse references Ānarta as a region under a king; it is contextual rather than a direct tīrtha-glorification.
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