Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
आसीद्विदर्भविषये नाम्ना सत्यरथो नृपः । सर्वधर्मरतो धीरः सुशीलः सत्यसंगरः
āsīdvidarbhaviṣaye nāmnā satyaratho nṛpaḥ | sarvadharmarato dhīraḥ suśīlaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ
விதர்ப நாட்டில் ஒருகாலத்தில் ‘சத்தியரதன்’ என்னும் அரசன் இருந்தான். அவன் எல்லா தர்மங்களிலும் பற்றுடையவன், தைரியமிக்கவன், நற்குணன், சத்தியத்தில் உறுதியானவன்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: narrative style within Brahma Khaṇḍa)
Listener: Ṛṣis / ‘munipuṅgava’ addressed
Scene: A composed king Satyaratha seated in a royal sabhā, receiving counsel of sages; symbols of dharma (balance/scale, śāstra, sacrificial fire) and satya (upright posture, calm gaze).
FAQs
Kingship is sanctified when rooted in dharma, self-control, and unwavering truth.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets a dharmic royal context in Vidarbha.
None here; the verse emphasizes character and rajadharma rather than a rite.