Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
तस्मात्तेन महीपेन यस्मान्मार्गः प्रदर्शितः । अपूर्वो धर्मसंभूतः कृतः सम्यङ्महात्मना
tasmāttena mahīpena yasmānmārgaḥ pradarśitaḥ | apūrvo dharmasaṃbhūtaḥ kṛtaḥ samyaṅmahātmanā
“เพราะฉะนั้น ด้วยเหตุที่พระมหากษัตริย์พระองค์นั้นได้ชี้ทางไว้ มหาตมะผู้นั้นจึงสถาปนาหนทางอันไม่เคยมีมาก่อน ซึ่งบังเกิดจากธรรมโดยแท้ ให้ถูกต้องบริบูรณ์แล้ว”
Śiva (continuing)
Listener: Brahmā
Scene: Śiva praises the king Ajāpāla as a great-souled guide who has established a wondrous dharmic path; the scene suggests a moral ‘road’ opening before humanity under divine approval.
FAQs
When a ruler embodies dharma, his example becomes a living ‘path’ that uplifts society and is praised as extraordinary.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya frame by highlighting dharmic leadership.
None; the verse praises dharma-based conduct and guidance.