Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
सोऽपि तत्सहसा श्रुत्वा तेषां वाक्यमनुत्तमम् । परमां तुष्टिमासाद्य प्रस्थितस्तत्पुरं प्रति । सैन्येन महता युक्तश्चतुरंगेण पार्थिवः
so'pi tatsahasā śrutvā teṣāṃ vākyamanuttamam | paramāṃ tuṣṭimāsādya prasthitastatpuraṃ prati | sainyena mahatā yuktaścaturaṃgeṇa pārthivaḥ
وہ بھی اُن کے نہایت عمدہ کلام کو اچانک سن کر بڑی مسرت کو پہنچا اور اُس شہر کی طرف روانہ ہوا—بادشاہ ایک عظیم چتورنگی لشکر کے ساتھ تھا۔
Narrator (Sūta implied; not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual frame) / Anarteśapura (destination city)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A king, delighted by an excellent message, sets out at once toward Anarteśapura, surrounded by a vast fourfold army—elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry—dust rising on the road, banners streaming.
FAQs
Even royal power and movement are portrayed as dharma-governed actions within a sacred geography.
The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
None; the verse describes departure and royal accompaniment.