Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । शृणु राजन्यथावृत्तपुरा त्रेतायुगे क्षितौ । लोकपालोपमो राजा देवपन्नो महामतिः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | śṛṇu rājanyathāvṛttapurā tretāyuge kṣitau | lokapālopamo rājā devapanno mahāmatiḥ
شری مارکنڈےیہ نے کہا: اے راجن! سنو، قدیم زمانے میں، ترتا یُگ کے دنوں میں، زمین پر جو واقعہ ہوا۔ ایک عظیم فہم بادشاہ تھا، جو لوک پال کے مانند تھا، اس کا نام دیوپنّہ تھا۔
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Māṇḍavya-tīrtha (narrative to follow)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya, serene and authoritative, begins an ancient tale; the scene subtly transitions from the present assembly to a visionary tableau of Tretāyuga—an ideal king Devapanna appears like a lokapāla.
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya is often taught through ancient exemplars; righteous kingship and sacred history together establish dharma in the world.
The tīrtha is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative; this verse begins the backstory (Devapanna in Tretāyuga) that will explain its glory.
None; it introduces the historical account.