Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
न गृह्णाति करं राजन्प्रजाभ्योथाधिकं नृप । राज्यं स ईदृशं चक्रे सर्वलोकहिते रतः
na gṛhṇāti karaṃ rājanprajābhyothādhikaṃ nṛpa | rājyaṃ sa īdṛśaṃ cakre sarvalokahite rataḥ
ข้าแต่พระราชา พระนฤปนั้นมิได้เก็บส่วยอากรเกินควรจากไพร่ฟ้า ด้วยจิตมุ่งประโยชน์สุขแห่งสรรพสัตว์ พระองค์จึงสถาปนาราชอาณาจักรอันเที่ยงธรรมเช่นนั้น
Pulastya
Listener: राजन् (addressed king)
Scene: A serene court scene: the king seated modestly, receiving petitions; scribes record fair levies; subjects appear content; symbols of balance/justice and overflowing granaries in the background.
FAQs
Righteous governance is defined by restraint and compassion—protecting subjects and prioritizing universal welfare over extraction.
No tīrtha is directly named; the verse advances the Arbuda Khaṇḍa itihāsa that contextualizes later tīrtha glorification.
None; it teaches rājadharma: fair taxation and governance for the good of all.