Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
।सूत उवाच । तस्मिञ्छासति धर्मज्ञे स्वधर्मेण वसुन्धराम् । अतिसौख्यान्वितो लोकः सर्वदैव व्यजायत
|sūta uvāca | tasmiñchāsati dharmajñe svadharmeṇa vasundharām | atisaukhyānvito lokaḥ sarvadaiva vyajāyata
سوتا نے کہا: جب وہ دھرم کا جاننے والا راجا اپنے ہی راست دھرم کے مطابق زمین پر حکومت کرتا تھا تو لوگ ہمیشہ عظیم سکھ سے بہرہ ور ہو کر پھلتے پھولتے رہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya assembly)
Scene: A dharmajña king seated in sabhā, calm and just; citizens joyful; fields and villages thriving—an emblematic ‘rāma-rājya’ tableau.
FAQs
When rulers uphold svadharma and govern righteously, collective well-being and harmony naturally arise.
The verse supports the Adhyāya 96 tīrtha narrative context by describing the dharmic reign connected to that region’s sanctity.
No ritual is prescribed; the teaching is ethical—svadharma-based governance (rājadharma).