Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्यापत्यद्वयं जज्ञ ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः । पुत्रः परमतेजस्वी चित्रोनाम वरानने
tasyāpatyadvayaṃ jajña ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ | putraḥ paramatejasvī citronāma varānane
योग्य ऋतुकाळी त्याच्यापासून दोन अपत्ये जन्मली. हे वरानने! त्यांपैकी एक परम तेजस्वी पुत्र होता; त्याचे नाव ‘चित्र’ असे होते.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (addressed) varānane (fair-faced one)
Scene: A serene domestic scene of auspicious childbirth: attendants, a radiant infant boy (Citra) with a subtle solar aura; the mother and elders offering blessings; background hints of coastal Prabhāsa sacred landscape.
FAQs
Purāṇas often frame tīrtha-glory through exemplary lineages, showing how dharmic households become vehicles for sacred history.
The broader context remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, especially the Citrāditya/Brahma-kuṇḍa area introduced in the chapter.
None; this verse advances the narrative by introducing the son Citra.