Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91
विश्वमित्रो देवरात उदलश्च त्रयः स्मृताः । चचाई देवी सा प्रोक्ता शृणु त्वं नृप सत्तम
viśvamitro devarāta udalaśca trayaḥ smṛtāḥ | cacāī devī sā proktā śṛṇu tvaṃ nṛpa sattama
فيشفاميترا، وديفاراتا، وأودالا—هؤلاء الثلاثة مذكورون كحكماء البرافارا. كما تُذكر الإلهة كاتشائي في هذا الخبر. فاستمع، يا أفضل الملوك.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (local sub-site: Kaṇṭavāḍīyā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa-sattama)
Scene: A triad of radiant sages—Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, Udalā—appear as remembered pravara seers, while a local goddess Cacāī is indicated as presiding; the king listens as names are solemnly pronounced.
FAQs
Dharma is anchored in living memory—r̥ṣis, pravara, and devī traditions together shape sacred identity.
No single tirtha is praised; the verse continues the Dharmāraṇya lineage/pravara documentation.
The pravara seers to be remembered/invoked are listed (Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, Udalā).