Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्रेतिहासो यो वृत्तस्तं निशामय सुव्रत । विप्रः प्रियव्रतो नाम कश्चिदात्रेय वंशजः
tatretihāso yo vṛttastaṃ niśāmaya suvrata | vipraḥ priyavrato nāma kaścidātreya vaṃśajaḥ
ഹേ സുവ്രതാ! അവിടെ സംഭവിച്ച ഇതിഹാസം കേൾക്കുക. ആത്രേയവംശജനായ ‘പ്രിയവ്രതൻ’ എന്നൊരു ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
Skanda
Tirtha: Uttarārka (contextual)
Type: kund
Listener: ‘Suvrata’ interlocutor
Scene: Skanda, in teaching posture, invites the listener to hear the ancient account; a dignified brāhmaṇa ‘Priyavrata’ is introduced with subtle markers of Ātreya lineage (sage-portrait motif, sacred thread, calm demeanor).
FAQs
Tīrtha-glories are taught through exemplary narratives, linking place, lineage, and dharmic character.
The context is the Uttarārka/Arka-kuṇḍa area in Kāśī; the verse introduces the local legend.
None; it is a narrative setup inviting attentive listening.