Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
योऽसौ सनातनो देवः पुराणे परिपठ्यते । वासुदेवो जगन्नाथः कपिलत्वमुपागतः
yo'sau sanātano devaḥ purāṇe paripaṭhyate | vāsudevo jagannāthaḥ kapilatvamupāgataḥ
പുരാണങ്ങളിൽ പരിപഠിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ആ സനാതന ദേവൻ—വാസുദേവൻ, ജഗന്നാഥൻ—കപിലത്വം പ്രാപിച്ചു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kapileśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (contextual)
Scene: A syncretic tableau: Vāsudeva/Jagannātha radiance transitioning into the sage-like Kapila form; below, the Kapileśvara liṅga shrine on the Narmadā bank, suggesting the deity’s presence sanctifying the place.
FAQs
The Purāṇas present divine manifestations as guiding myths that sanctify places and invite devotees toward devotion and dharma.
Indirectly Kapileśvara/Kapila-associated sacred region on the Narmadā (context of Adhyāya 175).
None explicitly; the verse provides theological identification (Vāsudeva as Kapila) supporting the site’s sanctity.