Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
आसीत्कृतयुगे राजा नाम्ना दुर्योधनो महान् । हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पूर्णो मेदिनीपरिपालकः
āsītkṛtayuge rājā nāmnā duryodhano mahān | hastyaśvarathasampūrṇo medinīparipālakaḥ
കൃതയുഗത്തിൽ ദുര്യോധനൻ എന്ന മഹാരാജാവ് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവന്റെ സൈന്യം ആന, കുതിര, രഥങ്ങളാൽ സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായിരുന്നു; അവൻ ഭൂമിയുടെ പരിപാലകനായ ഭരണാധികാരിയായിരുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A grand Kṛta-yuga royal tableau: King Duryodhana on a throne or in procession, surrounded by elephants, horses, and chariots; banners and orderly ranks; the earth-protector motif (bhūmi as symbolic figure) subtly included to indicate ‘medinī-paripālaka’.
FAQs
Puranic narratives often begin by situating events in cosmic time (yuga) and emphasizing dharmic rulership as a backdrop for sacred encounters.
The broader setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region; no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; this verse introduces the protagonist and his royal stature.