Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
माहिष्मत्याः पतिः श्रीमान्राजा ह्यक्षौहिणीपतिः । स कदाचिन्मृगान्हन्तुं निर्जगाम महाबलः
māhiṣmatyāḥ patiḥ śrīmānrājā hyakṣauhiṇīpatiḥ | sa kadācinmṛgānhantuṃ nirjagāma mahābalaḥ
माहिष्मतीचा तो श्रीमान राजा, अक्षौहिणी सेनेचा अधिपती, एकदा महाबलवान होऊन मृगांचा शिकार करण्यास निघून गेला।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Māhiṣmatī (Revā/Narmadā corridor)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An illustrious king departs Māhiṣmatī with an akṣauhiṇī-like retinue; banners, chariots, cavalry; the forest edge ahead where deer are seen—suggesting the impending encounter with ascetic power.
FAQs
Even powerful rulers’ actions initiate karmic chains; Purāṇas often use such moments to unfold dharma-based consequences.
Māhiṣmatī is mentioned as the king’s city; within Revā Khaṇḍa it anchors the narrative in the Narmadā sacred landscape.
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