Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
रूपवान् सुभगश्चैव सर्वशत्रुभयंकरः । इन्द्रस्य दयितोऽत्यर्थं जय इत्येव चापरः
rūpavān subhagaścaiva sarvaśatrubhayaṃkaraḥ | indrasya dayito'tyarthaṃ jaya ityeva cāparaḥ
وہ خوب صورت اور خوش بخت تھا، اور تمام دشمنوں کے لیے ہیبت ناک۔ اندرا کو بے حد عزیز تھا، اور ایک دوسرے نام سے ‘جَے’ بھی کہلاتا تھا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A radiant warrior-like figure, Pattreśvara/Jaya, is described in glowing terms—handsome, auspicious, feared by enemies—standing under Indra’s favor.
FAQs
Worldly excellence and divine favor are shown as part of a larger moral arc that will test restraint and dharma.
Indirectly Pattreśvara, through the celebrated identity of the person associated with the tīrtha.
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