Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 113
वसते तत्र गोविन्दः संजातो विपुले कुले । पुत्रदारसमोपेतो गृहक्षेत्ररतः सदा
vasate tatra govindaḥ saṃjāto vipule kule | putradārasamopeto gṛhakṣetrarataḥ sadā
وہاں گووند نامی شخص رہتا تھا، جو ایک خوشحال خاندان میں پیدا ہوا؛ وہ ہمیشہ اپنے گھر اور کھیتوں سے دل لگائے رہتا، اور بیوی بچوں کے ساتھ رہتا تھا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Suvarṇaśilaka vicinity (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Govinda in a prosperous household: granaries, ploughed fields, family around—an image of stability before the coming disruption.
FAQs
It portrays the gṛhastha stage as a legitimate dharmic context, from which deeper lessons about impermanence and duty will emerge.
No single tīrtha is praised in this line; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa’s regional setting.
None; it is descriptive, establishing the protagonist’s social and domestic situation.