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
ສີມາຣະກັນເຑຍ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນກາລກ່ອນ ມີຜູ້ໜຶ່ງຊື່ ຈິຕຣະ ຜູ້ມີຣັດສະມີຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກຂອງພຣະອິນທຣາ. ໂອ ກະສັດຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ບຸດຂອງລາວເປັນທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກວ່າ ‘ປັດເຕຣສະວະຣະ’.
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.