Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
मागधी राजतनया तत्र त्वं मम गेहिनी । पंचमेऽवंतिनाथोऽहं भविष्यामि भवांतरे
māgadhī rājatanayā tatra tvaṃ mama gehinī | paṃcame'vaṃtinātho'haṃ bhaviṣyāmi bhavāṃtare
Di sana, sebagai putri raja Magadhā, engkau akan menjadi permaisuriku. Dan pada putaran hidup yang lain, pada kelahiran kelima, aku akan menjadi penguasa Avanti.
King (Rājā)
Tirtha: Avanti (Ujjayinī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prophecy that culminates in Avanti-lordship: the wife appears as Magadha’s princess; the future king is envisioned with Ujjain’s Mahākāla aura—Śiva’s presence implied through trident/linga silhouettes and the river Śiprā.
FAQs
Even celebrated regions and rulership (like Avanti) are part of saṃsāra unless anchored in devotion and dharma.
Avanti is named (a famed sacred region in Purāṇic geography), though this verse states future rulership rather than a tīrtha-rite.
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