Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 108
पृथोः कथार्थं तौ तत्र समा हूतौ महर्षिभिः । तावूचुर्मुनयः सर्वे स्तूयतामिति पार्थिवः
pṛthoḥ kathārthaṃ tau tatra samā hūtau maharṣibhiḥ | tāvūcurmunayaḥ sarve stūyatāmiti pārthivaḥ
เพื่อเล่าเรื่องพระกรณียกิจของปฤถุ บุคคลทั้งสองนั้นถูกมหาฤษีอัญเชิญมาพร้อมกัน ณ ที่นั้น; แล้วบรรดามุนีทั้งปวงกล่าวว่า “ขอจงสรรเสริญพระราชาเถิด”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand hermitage assembly at Prabhāsa: great seers summon two figures and request that King Pṛthu be praised; the king stands or is envisioned in a radiant vignette as sages begin stuti.
FAQs
Righteous kingship is upheld through truthful remembrance and public praise that reinforces dharma in society.
The narrative occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, the sanctified geography of Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual; it introduces the sanctioned practice of stuti (formal praise) as a dharmic social function.