Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
मरीच्यत्र्यंगिरो मुख्याः सर्वे सृष्टिप्रवर्तकाः । प्रजापतेरंगिरसस्तेष्वभूद्देवसत्तमः
marīcyatryaṃgiro mukhyāḥ sarve sṛṣṭipravartakāḥ | prajāpateraṃgirasasteṣvabhūddevasattamaḥ
Di antara mereka, Marīci, Atri, dan Aṅgiras adalah yang utama—semuanya penggerak jalannya penciptaan. Dan dari Prajāpati Aṅgiras lahirlah seorang putra yang terbaik di antara para makhluk bak dewa.
Śiva’s Gaṇas
Listener: Śivaśarmā
Scene: A tableau of three prominent sages—Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras—depicted as luminous ascetics; from Aṅgiras emerges a radiant ‘best of the godlike’, hinting at a forthcoming protagonist.
FAQs
Purāṇas link sacred history to sage-lineages, showing dharma transmitted through enlightened progenitors.
No site is directly named; the verse continues the lineage-setting for the upcoming account.
None.