Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
ऋषिरैलविलो यस्यां विश्रवाः समपद्यत । तस्य पत्न्यश्च तिस्रस्तु पौलस्त्यकुलमंडनाः
ṛṣirailavilo yasyāṃ viśravāḥ samapadyata | tasya patnyaśca tisrastu paulastyakulamaṃḍanāḥ
அவளிடமிருந்து ‘ஐலவிலன்’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற விஷ்ரவா முனிவர் பிறந்தார். அவருக்கு புலஸ்த்ய குலத்தின் அலங்காரமான மூன்று மனைவியர் இருந்தனர்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Hermitage scene: Ilavilā with newborn Viśravā; Pulastya blessing; later, a symbolic triptych of Viśravā with three consorts as ‘ornaments’ of the lineage (not sensual, but auspicious).
FAQs
Purāṇas present sacred history as a dhārmic continuum—lineage, conduct, and responsibility are interlinked.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the setting of the māhātmya; the genealogy is narrated as part of its sanctifying tradition.
None in this verse; it introduces family structure and lineage context.