Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
।सूत उवाच । तस्मिञ्छासति धर्मज्ञे स्वधर्मेण वसुन्धराम् । अतिसौख्यान्वितो लोकः सर्वदैव व्यजायत
|sūta uvāca | tasmiñchāsati dharmajñe svadharmeṇa vasundharām | atisaukhyānvito lokaḥ sarvadaiva vyajāyata
สุทากล่าวว่า: เมื่อพระราชาผู้รู้ธรรมทรงปกครองแผ่นดินตามธรรมอันชอบของพระองค์ ประชาชนก็รุ่งเรืองอยู่เสมอ เปี่ยมด้วยความสุขยิ่งใหญ่
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya assembly)
Scene: A dharmajña king seated in sabhā, calm and just; citizens joyful; fields and villages thriving—an emblematic ‘rāma-rājya’ tableau.
FAQs
When rulers uphold svadharma and govern righteously, collective well-being and harmony naturally arise.
The verse supports the Adhyāya 96 tīrtha narrative context by describing the dharmic reign connected to that region’s sanctity.
No ritual is prescribed; the teaching is ethical—svadharma-based governance (rājadharma).