Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य विष्णुपुत्रो बभूव ह । सांबोनाम सुरूपाढ्यो जांबवत्यां द्विजोत्तमाः
kasyacittvatha kālasya viṣṇuputro babhūva ha | sāṃbonāma surūpāḍhyo jāṃbavatyāṃ dvijottamāḥ
Setelah beberapa waktu, lahirlah seorang putera Viṣṇu bernama Sāmba, yang dikurniai rupa yang amat indah—dilahirkan oleh Jāmbavatī, wahai yang terbaik dalam kalangan brāhmaṇa.
Narrator within the chapter (continuing the Purāṇic account; immediate speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Listener: dvijottama (addressed)
Scene: A royal birth scene: Jāmbavatī with attendants, the newborn Sāmba radiant; auspicious lamps, conch and drum motifs, palace interiors suggesting Dvārakā’s splendor.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often anchor a site’s greatness in the lives of renowned figures, linking dharma, lineage, and sacred geography.
The chapter’s tīrtha context remains Puṇyahrada/Kuharavāsa; this verse introduces the Sāmba narrative connected to Sūrya traditions.
None; it is narrative setup introducing Sāmba’s identity and parentage.