Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
अथ नाम्नातिरूपेति मरीचिदुहिता शुभा । पत्नी ह्यंगिरसः सा तु जननी च बृहस्पतेः
atha nāmnātirūpeti marīciduhitā śubhā | patnī hyaṃgirasaḥ sā tu jananī ca bṛhaspateḥ
Ensuite, l’auspicieuse fille de Marīci, nommée Atirūpā, devint l’épouse d’Aṅgiras ; et elle est aussi la mère de Bṛhaspati.
Sūta (deduced for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Atirūpā, radiant daughter of Marīci, is shown in a serene domestic-sacred scene with Aṅgiras; infant Bṛhaspati appears with a subtle guru-like aura, symbolizing future wisdom.
FAQs
Purāṇic genealogies teach continuity of wisdom: from ṛṣis arise teachers of the gods, linking family line to spiritual authority.
The chapter belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where such lineages are recalled as part of the sacred narrative.
None directly; Bṛhaspati’s mention evokes Vedic counsel and priestly order, but no explicit rite is stated.