Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 113
वसते तत्र गोविन्दः संजातो विपुले कुले । पुत्रदारसमोपेतो गृहक्षेत्ररतः सदा
vasate tatra govindaḥ saṃjāto vipule kule | putradārasamopeto gṛhakṣetrarataḥ sadā
Là demeurait Govinda, né dans une famille prospère, toujours attaché à sa maison et à ses champs, entouré de son épouse et de ses enfants.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Suvarṇaśilaka vicinity (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Govinda in a prosperous household: granaries, ploughed fields, family around—an image of stability before the coming disruption.
FAQs
It portrays the gṛhastha stage as a legitimate dharmic context, from which deeper lessons about impermanence and duty will emerge.
No single tīrtha is praised in this line; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa’s regional setting.
None; it is descriptive, establishing the protagonist’s social and domestic situation.