Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि कम्बुकेश्वरमुत्तमम् । हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो दानवो बलदर्पितः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi kambukeśvaramuttamam | hiraṇyakaśipurdaityo dānavo baladarpitaḥ
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Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kambukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya begins the narration, pointing toward the sanctified Kambukeśvara shrine while evoking the formidable figure of Hiraṇyakaśipu, swollen with martial pride.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is introduced through a purāṇic frame: divine sanctuaries arise amid cosmic conflict, and pride in power sets the stage for dharma’s restoration.
Kambukeśvara, introduced as an “uttama” (supreme) sacred locus in the Revā-khaṇḍa.
None explicitly in this opening; it begins the Māhātmya narration.