Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
तस्य भार्या महाराज ईश्वरीति च विश्रुता । यक्षो यक्षाधिपः श्रेष्ठस्तस्य कुण्डोऽभवत्सुतः
tasya bhāryā mahārāja īśvarīti ca viśrutā | yakṣo yakṣādhipaḥ śreṣṭhastasya kuṇḍo'bhavatsutaḥ
ഹേ മഹാരാജാ, അവന്റെ ഭാര്യ ‘ഈശ്വരി’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധയായിരുന്നു. ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ യക്ഷാധിപന് ‘കുണ്ഡ’ എന്ന പുത്രൻ ഉണ്ടായി।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Mahārāja (king)
Scene: A royal Yakṣa court scene: Vaiśravaṇa with queen Īśvarī; infant/young Kuṇḍa presented, surrounded by Yakṣa attendants and treasure motifs.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma preserves sacred lineages to show how virtues, roles, and responsibilities descend through generations.
Not specified in this verse; the chapter later situates Kuṇḍa’s tapas on the Narmadā bank.
None in this line; it introduces the characters for the ensuing tapas narrative.