Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
उभौ सुन्दोपसुन्दौ तु ह्रदपुत्रौ बभूवतुः । ह्रादस्य पुत्रस्त्वेकोऽभून्मूक इत्यभिविश्रुतः
ubhau sundopasundau tu hradaputrau babhūvatuḥ | hrādasya putrastveko'bhūnmūka ityabhiviśrutaḥ
Os dois, Sunda e Upasunda, nasceram como filhos de Hrada. E Hrāda teve um único filho, amplamente conhecido pelo nome de Mūka.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya dialogic style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two powerful brothers, Sunda and Upasunda, depicted as near-identical twins with weapons and mirrored postures; beside them, the solitary figure Mūka—strong yet marked by a symbolic ‘mute’ or obstructive quality—hinting at future conflicts.
FAQs
Purāṇic genealogies map how later conflicts arise from earlier lineages, urging discernment about desire and power.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred context, though the verse itself is genealogical.
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