Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
इध्मवाहाभिधो नाम्ना तस्य भार्या रुचिंस्तथा । बभूव तस्य तनयो दुर्विनीताभिधो द्विजः
idhmavāhābhidho nāmnā tasya bhāryā ruciṃstathā | babhūva tasya tanayo durvinītābhidho dvijaḥ
«Sua esposa chamava-se Ruciṃs, e ele era conhecido como Idhmavāha. Nasceu-lhe um filho, um brāhmana chamado Durvinīta.»
Durvāsā
Scene: A South Indian Brāhmaṇa household is introduced: Idhmavāha, his wife Ruciṃs, and their son Durvinīta—domestic calm with an undercurrent of future moral tension.
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Purāṇas often begin moral instruction by grounding it in lineage and household life, showing how choices within family shape dharma.
Not directly; the verse introduces characters within Setukhaṇḍa, which culminates in Setu/Rāmeśvaram-oriented sacred merit.
None; it provides names and relationships.
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