Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । चित्रोनाम महातेजा इन्द्रस्य दयितः पुरा । तस्य पुत्रो नृपश्रेष्ठ पत्त्रेश्वर इति श्रुतः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | citronāma mahātejā indrasya dayitaḥ purā | tasya putro nṛpaśreṣṭha pattreśvara iti śrutaḥ
শ্ৰী মাৰ্কণ্ডেয় ক’লে: পূৰ্বে ‘চিত্ৰ’ নামৰ এক মহাতেজস্বী আছিল, ইন্দ্ৰৰ অতি প্ৰিয়। হে নৃপশ্ৰেষ্ঠ! তেওঁৰ পুত্ৰ ‘পত্ত্ৰেশ্বৰ’ নামে খ্যাত।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins the tale, naming Citra—radiant and dear to Indra—and introducing his son Pattreśvara, setting a heroic-yet-fallible character arc.
FAQs
Tīrtha narratives are anchored in exemplary lineages and divine associations, strengthening faith in the site’s sanctity.
Pattreśvara is introduced as a renowned figure tied to the tīrtha’s fame.
None in this verse; it provides identification and lineage.