Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
कुम्भश्चैव विकुम्भश्च कुम्भकर्णसुतावुभौ । महाबलौ महावीर्यौ महान्तौ पुरुषोत्तम
kumbhaścaiva vikumbhaśca kumbhakarṇasutāvubhau | mahābalau mahāvīryau mahāntau puruṣottama
กุมภะและวิกุมภะ—โอรสทั้งสองของกุมภกรรณะ—มีกำลังยิ่งใหญ่และเดชานุภาพสูงส่ง โอ้ ปุรุโษตตมะ
Narrator (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within a Māhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Puruṣottama
Scene: Two towering Rakṣasa brothers, Kumbha and Vikumbha, introduced in a courtly-epic tableau—massive physiques, weapons, and ominous grandeur; narrator addressing Puruṣottama.
FAQs
Power and lineage are recorded as part of cosmic history, but Purāṇic teaching ultimately evaluates beings by Dharma, not merely strength.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the chapter context belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) region.
None in this verse.