Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
ततो मूकोऽपि बालोपि मंत्रिभिस्तस्य भूपतेः । स सुतः स्थापितो राज्ये अभावेऽन्यसुतस्य च
tato mūko'pi bālopi maṃtribhistasya bhūpateḥ | sa sutaḥ sthāpito rājye abhāve'nyasutasya ca
Pagkaraan, bagaman ang bata ay pipi at musmos pa, itinanghal siya ng mga ministro ng hari sa trono, sapagkat wala nang ibang anak na lalaki.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ministers ceremonially place a mute child on the throne; courtiers watch with mixed hope and anxiety; regalia overwhelms the small figure.
FAQs
When dharma faces crisis, the polity relies on counsel and continuity; yet mere succession cannot replace inner capability—hence the need for sacred remedy.
Not in this verse; the account leads toward Sārasvata Tīrtha (a wish-fulfilling sacred ford) in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
None; it describes enthronement by ministers.
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