Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । पुरा कृतयुगे राजन्मानसो ब्रह्मणः सुतः । वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञो मरीचिर्नाम नामतः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | purā kṛtayuge rājanmānaso brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ | vedavedāṅgatattvajño marīcirnāma nāmataḥ
மார்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—அரசே, பழங்காலக் கிருதயுகத்தில், பிரம்மாவின் மனப்பிறந்த புதல்வனாகவும், வேதம் வேதாங்கங்களின் தத்துவம் அறிந்தவனாகவும் ‘மரீசி’ என்ற மகரிஷி இருந்தார்.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Karañjeśvara (legendary frame begins)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya narrates the Kṛta-yuga origin: Brahmā seated on a lotus, emanating the mind-born sage Marīci—radiant, ascetic, and learned—surrounded by subtle symbols of Vedas and Vedāṅgas.
FAQs
Pilgrimage narratives are grounded in rishi-lineages: Vedic realization and purity of origin (mānasa lineage) authenticate the sanctity of later accounts.
The verse sets up the lineage behind a Revā-region tirtha narrative; the explicit site is developed later in the chapter.
None; it establishes the authoritative speaker-context through Vedic and Vedāṅga mastery.