Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
विद्योत आसील्लंबायां ततश्च स्तनयित्नवः । ककुदः शकटः पुत्रः कीकटस्तनयो यतः
vidyota āsīllaṃbāyāṃ tataśca stanayitnavaḥ | kakudaḥ śakaṭaḥ putraḥ kīkaṭastanayo yataḥ
Aus Lambā wurde Vidyota geboren; danach entstanden die Stanayitnavas. Auch Kakuda und Śakaṭa wurden geboren, und aus ihm ging ein Sohn namens Kīkaṭa hervor.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), as narrator to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A dramatic yet orderly depiction: Lambā as a luminous mother figure giving rise to Vidyota (lightning personified), followed by Stanayitnavas (thunder beings) shown as cloud-formed youths; Kakuda and Śakaṭa as sturdy figures, with Kīkaṭa emerging as a child/region-personification.
FAQs
It reinforces Purāṇic memory-culture: remembering sacred lineages (vaṃśa) is a way of honoring cosmic order and dharma.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it functions as genealogical narration within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse is purely genealogical.