Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
आनर्त उवाच । कर्मणा केन मर्त्ये च नराणां जायते वद । चक्रवर्तित्वमखिलं सर्वशत्रुविमर्दनम्
ānarta uvāca | karmaṇā kena martye ca narāṇāṃ jāyate vada | cakravartitvamakhilaṃ sarvaśatruvimardanam
ஆனர்த்தன் கூறினான்—முனிவரே! மனித உலகில் எந்தக் கர்மத்தால் மனிதனுக்கு முழுமையான சக்கரவர்த்தித்துவம், அதாவது எல்லா பகைவரையும் அடக்கும் பேரரசாட்சி, உண்டாகிறது? கூறுங்கள்.
Ānarta
Scene: Ānarta, as a royal figure, respectfully questions sage Bhartṛyajña about the deed that grants cakravartin status; courtly setting with ascetic presence, suggesting dharma-guidance over power.
FAQs
Worldly power is framed as a consequence of dharmic karma, prompting inquiry into the righteous causes behind sovereignty.
This verse opens a new inquiry; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line alone, though it continues within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
None yet; it is a question seeking the dharmic act(s) that lead to cakravartin status.