Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69
येये सर्वेषु देशेषु गोपास्तिष्ठंति भूरिशः । तेषां तमेव राजानं चक्रिरे सर्व पार्थिवाः
yeye sarveṣu deśeṣu gopāstiṣṭhaṃti bhūriśaḥ | teṣāṃ tameva rājānaṃ cakrire sarva pārthivāḥ
凡诸方国土，牛牧众多居住之处，彼处一切国王皆推举那同一人，立为他们的君王。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A council of regional kings and elders from cowherd lands, raising a chosen figure to kingship; pastoral symbols—cows, staffs, simple garments—blend with royal insignia.
FAQs
Social authority is portrayed as arising from collective recognition, especially when aligned with dharma and communal welfare.
Not explicit in this verse; the surrounding passage connects to the glory of Pradoṣa worship and Maṇḍavā-saras.
None directly; the verse describes political selection/installation rather than a ritual.