Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
तस्य पुत्रोऽभवेद्वेनो नात्यर्थं धार्मिकस्तथा । जातो मृत्युसुतायां वै सुनीथायां प्रजापतिः
tasya putro'bhavedveno nātyarthaṃ dhārmikastathā | jāto mṛtyusutāyāṃ vai sunīthāyāṃ prajāpatiḥ
Putera baginda ialah Vena, yang sama sekali tidak terkenal sebagai insan yang sangat berpegang pada dharma. Prajāpati itu lahir daripada Sunīthā, puteri Mṛtyu (Dewa Maut).
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: Aṅga’s son Vena is shown with a proud, harsh expression; beside him Sunīthā stands in somber tones, with a faint emblem of Mṛtyu (dark banner) indicating ominous origin; sages look concerned, foreshadowing correction.
FAQs
Purāṇic history warns that lineage alone does not guarantee righteousness; character and dharma are decisive.
Indirectly, this sets up the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative where later liberation and transformation will be shown.
None; it introduces Vena’s birth and moral disposition as narrative groundwork.