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
ତାହାର ପୁତ୍ର ବେନ ହେଲା; ସେ ବିଶେଷ ଧାର୍ମିକ ନଥିଲା। ସେ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ମୃତ୍ୟୁଙ୍କ କନ୍ୟା ସୁନୀଥାଙ୍କ ଗର୍ଭରୁ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଲା।
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.