Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
सुरुच्यामुत्तमो ज्येष्ठः सुनीत्यां तु ध्रुवो परः । मध्ये सभं नरपतेरुपविष्टस्य चैकदा
surucyāmuttamo jyeṣṭhaḥ sunītyāṃ tu dhruvo paraḥ | madhye sabhaṃ narapaterupaviṣṭasya caikadā
De Suruci naquit l’aîné, Uttama ; de Sunīti, l’autre, Dhruva. Et un jour, tandis que le roi siégeait au milieu de l’assemblée...
Two gaṇas (continuing narration)
Listener: Their companion (and addressed ‘vipra’ in adjacent verse context)
Scene: Uttama, born of Suruci, is elder; Dhruva, born of Sunīti, is the other. The king sits amid the assembly—an imminent moment of slight and turning-point for Dhruva.
FAQs
The Purāṇas show how family dynamics and partiality in power can become the catalyst for a seeker’s intense devotion and spiritual ascent.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse sets the scene for Dhruva’s life episode.
None.