Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच इंद्रद्युम्नो महीपालः पुरासीद्रोचके पुरे । देशे वैजरुके पूर्वं स देशः क्व च तत्पुरम्
iṃdradyumna uvāca iṃdradyumno mahīpālaḥ purāsīdrocake pure | deśe vaijaruke pūrvaṃ sa deśaḥ kva ca tatpuram
Indradyumna nói: “Ta là Indradyumna, bậc quân vương cai trị cõi đất. Thuở trước ta ở thành Rocaka, thuộc xứ Vaijaruka. Nay xứ ấy ở đâu, và thành ấy ở đâu?”
Indradyumna
Tirtha: Kāṃpilya (as the stage for Indradyumna’s quest)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indradyumna introduces himself with royal dignity but visible bewilderment; behind him, a faint, dreamlike vignette of Rocaka city fades like a memory; in front, Kāṃpilya stands solid and present.
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Worldly power and even entire realms pass with time; one must seek lasting merit through dharma rather than rely on temporal identity.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse contrasts past geography (Rocaka/Vaijaruka) with the present setting to highlight change.
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