Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 40
श्रेष्ठैः सत्कविभिर्युक्ता बृहस्पतिसमैर्द्विजैः । वणिग्जनैस्तथा पौरैः कल्पवृक्षैरिवावृता
śreṣṭhaiḥ satkavibhiryuktā bṛhaspatisamairdvijaiḥ | vaṇigjanaistathā pauraiḥ kalpavṛkṣairivāvṛtā
ထိုမြို့သည် သီလသမာဓိရှိသော ကဗျာဆရာမြတ်များနှင့် ဗြဟ္မဏများ—ဗြဟஸ္ပတိနှင့်တူညီသကဲ့သို့—တို့ဖြင့် ပြည့်စုံကာ၊ ကုန်သည်များနှင့် မြို့သူမြို့သားများလည်း ရှိ၍၊ ဆန္ဒပြည့်ပင် ကလ္ပဝೃက္ษများက ဝန်းရံထားသကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်၏။
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned assembly in Ayodhyā: eminent poets recite; brāhmaṇas with serene brilliance sit like Bṛhaspati; merchants and citizens stand respectfully; behind them, symbolic kalpavṛkṣas arch overhead, suggesting the city’s wish-fulfilling dharma.
FAQs
A righteous city is upheld by learning, eloquence, and ethical commerce—wisdom and civic virtue become ‘wish-fulfilling’ for all.
Ayodhyā, shown as thriving with sages, poets, merchants, and citizens.
No explicit ritual; the verse praises the supportive pillars of dharma—brāhmaṇic learning and responsible civic life.
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