Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70
विरोचनस्य भगिनी संज्ञा या जननी तु सा । हिरण्यकशिपोः पौत्री दितेः पुत्रस्य सा स्मृता
virocanasya bhaginī saṃjñā yā jananī tu sā | hiraṇyakaśipoḥ pautrī diteḥ putrasya sā smṛtā
Celle que l’on connaît sous le nom de Saṃjñā devint (sa) mère ; et l’on se souvient d’elle comme de la sœur de Virocana, petite-fille de Hiraṇyakaśipu, née dans la lignée du fils de Diti.
Sūta (deduced for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage-narrator in a tīrtha setting recounts the Daitya lineage: Saṃjñā/Prāhlādī identified as sister of Virocana and granddaughter of Hiraṇyakaśipu; palm-leaf manuscript, cosmic family-tree motifs behind.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching often embeds spiritual meaning within lineage memory, reminding readers that identity and duty are framed by sacred history.
The genealogy is narrated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya context.
None; it is a lineage statement supporting the chapter’s sacred-historical framework.