Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
एवमस्य नरेन्द्रस्य वर्त्तमानस्य भूतले । सुखेन रमते लोको राज्ये निहतकंटके
evamasya narendrasya varttamānasya bhūtale | sukhena ramate loko rājye nihatakaṃṭake
இவ்வாறு அந்த நரேந்திரன் பூமியில் ஆட்சி செய்தபோது, அரசின் முள்ளுகள்—குற்றவாளிகளும் தொல்லைகளும்—அறுக்கப்பட்டன; ஆகவே மக்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் வாழ்ந்தனர்.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: Pastoral civic harmony: clean streets, merchants trading honestly, pilgrims walking safely, children playing; the king’s presence is implied by order and contentment rather than force.
FAQs
A dhārmic ruler creates a ‘thornless’ realm where people can live peacefully and pursue virtue.
The verse sits in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative frame; it praises righteous rule rather than detailing a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a statement of the fruits of righteous governance.