Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
विश्वामित्र इति ख्यातो गाधिपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । वसिष्ठेन समं तस्य वैरमासीन्महात्मनः
viśvāmitra iti khyāto gādhiputraḥ pratāpavān | vasiṣṭhena samaṃ tasya vairamāsīnmahātmanaḥ
तो गाधीचा प्रतापवान पुत्र ‘विश्वामित्र’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध झाला; आणि त्या महात्म्याचे वसिष्ठांशी वैर उत्पन्न झाले।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Rohitāśva
Scene: A portrait-like introduction: Viśvāmitra, radiant and martial yet ascetic, stands opposite Vasiṣṭha, calm and luminous; the air holds restrained tension, foreshadowing a transformative spiritual struggle.
FAQs
Even great souls face conflict; Purāṇic narratives use such tensions to reveal the path from rivalry to spiritual transformation.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides character background within the tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None here; it sets up the historical context for the obstacle-destroying vrata.