Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
राजोवाच । केन कर्मविपाकेन ममैतद्राज्यमुत्तमम् । निष्कण्टकं सदा क्षेमं सर्वकामसमन्वितम्
rājovāca | kena karmavipākena mamaitadrājyamuttamam | niṣkaṇṭakaṃ sadā kṣemaṃ sarvakāmasamanvitam
国王说道：“因何种业报成熟，我得此殊胜国土——恒无荆棘（诸患），常得安稳吉祥，并具一切善愿圆满？”
Rājā (the King)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vasiṣṭha
Scene: The king, crowned and radiant, questions Vasiṣṭha with earnest wonder; behind him, an ideal cityscape—orderly streets, flourishing fields—symbolizing ‘niṣkaṇṭaka’ rule.
FAQs
Worldly stability and success are portrayed as the maturation of prior deeds (karma-vipāka), encouraging ethical living and meritorious acts.
This verse sets up the inquiry within Arbuda-khaṇḍa (Mt. Arbuda region) but does not yet name a specific tīrtha in the line itself.
None directly; the king is asking about the causes—charity, vows, sacrifice, austerity—leading to such prosperity.