Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
पिता सोमस्य भो विप्र जज्ञेऽत्रिर्भगवानृषिः । ब्रह्मणो मानसात्पूर्वं प्रजासर्गं विधित्सतः
pitā somasya bho vipra jajñe'trirbhagavānṛṣiḥ | brahmaṇo mānasātpūrvaṃ prajāsargaṃ vidhitsataḥ
O Brahmane, der Vater Somas ist der selige ṛṣi Atri, der einst zuvor aus Brahmās Geist hervorging, als dieser die Schöpfung der Wesen in Gang setzen wollte.
Viṣṇugaṇas (continuing reply)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarmā
Scene: Atri, serene and radiant, emerges as a mind-born sage from Brahmā’s contemplation; the lineage to Soma is implied, with lunar symbolism hovering above.
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology links celestial powers to ṛṣi-lineages and Brahmā’s creative intention.
Not a site-specific verse; it supports the Somaloka episode within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None; it provides genealogical-cosmological information about Soma’s origin.