Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185
तस्याः पुत्रो महातेजा येन नीतोऽभवत्सभाम् । तस्य पुत्रो महाभाग पिता ते पितृवत्सलः । नाम्ना विरोचनो विद्वानिंद्रो येन महात्मना
tasyāḥ putro mahātejā yena nīto'bhavatsabhām | tasya putro mahābhāga pitā te pitṛvatsalaḥ | nāmnā virocano vidvāniṃdro yena mahātmanā
Putera baginda itu seorang yang bercahaya besar, yang dengannya seseorang dibawa masuk ke balairung. Puteranya pula, wahai yang berbahagia, ialah ayahanda tuanku—yang berbakti kepada leluhur—bernama Virocana, seorang bijaksana berjiwa agung, yang bahkan Indra pun pernah ditundukkannya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra narrative sphere
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: A royal assembly (sabhā) scene: a radiant figure leads someone into court; then a lineage portrait of Virocana—wise, regal—standing with composed authority as Indra’s pride is checked.
FAQs
Lineage is remembered not merely by birth but by virtues—wisdom, ancestral devotion, and heroic capacity.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa context continues; this verse is genealogical and does not specify a tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; ‘pitṛ-vatsala’ implies reverence toward ancestors (a dharmic value).