Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्रेतिहासो यो वृत्तस्तं निशामय सुव्रत । विप्रः प्रियव्रतो नाम कश्चिदात्रेय वंशजः
tatretihāso yo vṛttastaṃ niśāmaya suvrata | vipraḥ priyavrato nāma kaścidātreya vaṃśajaḥ
اے نیک عہد والے! وہاں جو اتہاس پیش آیا اسے سنو؛ آتریہ ونش میں پیدا ہونے والا ‘پریہ ورت’ نام کا ایک برہمن تھا۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Uttarārka (contextual)
Type: kund
Listener: ‘Suvrata’ interlocutor
Scene: Skanda, in teaching posture, invites the listener to hear the ancient account; a dignified brāhmaṇa ‘Priyavrata’ is introduced with subtle markers of Ātreya lineage (sage-portrait motif, sacred thread, calm demeanor).
FAQs
Tīrtha-glories are taught through exemplary narratives, linking place, lineage, and dharmic character.
The context is the Uttarārka/Arka-kuṇḍa area in Kāśī; the verse introduces the local legend.
None; it is a narrative setup inviting attentive listening.