Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
शम्बरो नाम राजाभूत्तस्य पुत्रस्त्रिलोचनः । त्रिलोचनसुतः कण्वः स पापर्द्धिपरोऽभवत्
śambaro nāma rājābhūttasya putrastrilocanaḥ | trilocanasutaḥ kaṇvaḥ sa pāparddhiparo'bhavat
شمبر نام کا ایک راجا تھا؛ اس کا بیٹا تریلوچن تھا۔ تریلوچن کا بیٹا کنو تھا—جو گناہ آلود فائدے اور بڑھوتری کی حرص میں مبتلا ہو گیا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Urisaṅgama/Somanātha context (implicit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Genealogical tableau: King Śambara, his son Trilocana, and grandson Kaṇva; Kaṇva shown grasping wealth or issuing harsh orders, foreshadowing adharma.
FAQs
The Purāṇic frame often begins tīrtha-māhātmya with a moral fall, showing how adharma leads to suffering and the need for purification.
The tīrtha is not named in this verse; it prepares the backstory that will culminate at Urisaṅgama on the Revā (Narmadā).
None in this verse; it is genealogical and ethical setup.