Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । चित्रोनाम महातेजा इन्द्रस्य दयितः पुरा । तस्य पुत्रो नृपश्रेष्ठ पत्त्रेश्वर इति श्रुतः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | citronāma mahātejā indrasya dayitaḥ purā | tasya putro nṛpaśreṣṭha pattreśvara iti śrutaḥ
ଶ୍ରୀ ମାର୍କଣ୍ଡେୟ କହିଲେ— ପୂର୍ବକାଳରେ ‘ଚିତ୍ର’ ନାମକ ଏକ ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଥିଲେ, ଯିଏ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରିୟ ଥିଲେ। ହେ ନୃପଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ତାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ‘ପତ୍ତ୍ରେଶ୍ୱର’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ବୋଲି ଶୁଣାଯାଏ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins the tale, naming Citra—radiant and dear to Indra—and introducing his son Pattreśvara, setting a heroic-yet-fallible character arc.
FAQs
Tīrtha narratives are anchored in exemplary lineages and divine associations, strengthening faith in the site’s sanctity.
Pattreśvara is introduced as a renowned figure tied to the tīrtha’s fame.
None in this verse; it provides identification and lineage.