Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93
भ्रातृभिः सह राजेंद्र धर्मेषु रमते मनः । दारैः पुत्रैश्च भृत्यैश्च कुशलैर्गजवाजिभिः
bhrātṛbhiḥ saha rājeṃdra dharmeṣu ramate manaḥ | dāraiḥ putraiśca bhṛtyaiśca kuśalairgajavājibhiḥ
“اے راجندر! کیا تمہارا دل اپنے بھائیوں کے ساتھ دھرم میں رمتا ہے—اور کیا تمہاری بیویاں، بیٹے، خادم، اور ہاتھی گھوڑے سب خیریت سے ہیں؟”
Nārada
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Nārada’s benevolent inquiry expands to the whole royal ecosystem: brothers, wives, sons, attendants, and the health of elephants and horses—signs of stable righteous rule.
FAQs
Righteous kingship includes moral joy in dharma and the well-being of family, servants, and the resources that sustain the kingdom.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse focuses on the dharmic health of a ruler’s life and realm.
None; it is an inquiry establishing the standards of welfare in kṣatriya and household dharma.