Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
मरीच्यत्र्यंगिरो मुख्याः सर्वे सृष्टिप्रवर्तकाः । प्रजापतेरंगिरसस्तेष्वभूद्देवसत्तमः
marīcyatryaṃgiro mukhyāḥ sarve sṛṣṭipravartakāḥ | prajāpateraṃgirasasteṣvabhūddevasattamaḥ
Dalam kalangan mereka, Marīci, Atri dan Aṅgiras adalah yang terkemuka—semuanya penggerak penciptaan. Dan daripada Prajāpati Aṅgiras lahirlah seorang putera yang paling utama dalam kalangan yang bersifat laksana dewa.
Śiva’s Gaṇas
Listener: Śivaśarmā
Scene: A tableau of three prominent sages—Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras—depicted as luminous ascetics; from Aṅgiras emerges a radiant ‘best of the godlike’, hinting at a forthcoming protagonist.
FAQs
Purāṇas link sacred history to sage-lineages, showing dharma transmitted through enlightened progenitors.
No site is directly named; the verse continues the lineage-setting for the upcoming account.
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