Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । चित्रोनाम महातेजा इन्द्रस्य दयितः पुरा । तस्य पुत्रो नृपश्रेष्ठ पत्त्रेश्वर इति श्रुतः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | citronāma mahātejā indrasya dayitaḥ purā | tasya putro nṛpaśreṣṭha pattreśvara iti śrutaḥ
श्री मार्कण्डेय बोले— प्राचीन काल में ‘चित्र’ नाम का एक महातेजस्वी था, जो इन्द्र का प्रिय था। हे राजश्रेष्ठ! उसका पुत्र ‘पत्त्रेश्वर’ नाम से प्रसिद्ध कहा जाता है।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins the tale, naming Citra—radiant and dear to Indra—and introducing his son Pattreśvara, setting a heroic-yet-fallible character arc.
FAQs
Tīrtha narratives are anchored in exemplary lineages and divine associations, strengthening faith in the site’s sanctity.
Pattreśvara is introduced as a renowned figure tied to the tīrtha’s fame.
None in this verse; it provides identification and lineage.
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