Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरासीदङ्गिरानाम ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः । पुत्रहेतोर्युगस्यादौ चचार विपुलं तपः
purāsīdaṅgirānāma brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ | putrahetoryugasyādau cacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ
प्राचीन काळी युगाच्या आरंभी आंगिरा नावाचा वेदपारंगत ब्राह्मण होता; पुत्रप्राप्तीसाठी त्याने विपुल तप केले।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narrative)
Tirtha: Āṅgirasa-tīrtha (etiological legend begins)
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: Aṅgirā, a Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa, is introduced in an ancient age; he resolves to perform tapas for a son, with a hermitage near the river and ritual implements visible.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha legends often root a place’s sanctity in tapas and Vedic virtue, linking personal aims to disciplined dharma.
The narrative is introducing the background for Āṅgirasa-tīrtha (named after Aṅgirā).
Tapas (austerity) is described as the means undertaken for a desired boon (progeny).