Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
आसीत्पुरा महावीर्यो दानवो बलदर्पितः । कालपृष्ठ इति ख्यातः सुतो ब्रह्मसुतस्य च
āsītpurā mahāvīryo dānavo baladarpitaḥ | kālapṛṣṭha iti khyātaḥ suto brahmasutasya ca
Autrefois, il y eut un puissant Dānava, enivré de l’orgueil de sa force. On le nommait Kālapṛṣṭha, et il était le fils du fils de Brahmā.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A formidable Dānava, Kālapṛṣṭha, introduced in a mythic past—muscular, armored or ash-smeared, eyes fierce with pride; genealogical aura of cosmic lineage.
FAQs
Pride in power (bala-darpa) is a classic Purāṇic fault that often sets the stage for divine correction and the revelation of sacred places.
The narrative is building the origin of Luṅkeśvara tīrtha (introduced in Adhyāya 67).
None; this verse introduces the key figure in the tīrtha’s origin story.