Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्य स्वाहाभवत्पत्नी स्मृता दाक्षायणी तु सा । तस्यां मुख्या महाराज त्रयः पुत्रास्तदाऽभवन्
tasya svāhābhavatpatnī smṛtā dākṣāyaṇī tu sā | tasyāṃ mukhyā mahārāja trayaḥ putrāstadā'bhavan
Isterinya ialah Svāhā, yang dikenang sebagai puteri Dakṣa, yakni Dākṣāyaṇī. Wahai maharaja, daripada Mukhya itu pada ketika itu lahirlah tiga orang putera.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (mahārāja)
Scene: Agni, flame-crowned, stands beside Svāhā—graceful, holding a ladle/oblation bowl—while three luminous child-fires are suggested as emanations.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma is transmitted through sacred lineages, framing later accounts of tīrtha power and sin-removal.
The verse continues the genealogical setup leading toward Viśalyā’s māhātmya rather than describing a site directly.
None; it establishes relationships (Svāhā, Dakṣa, Agni) foundational to the forthcoming narrative.