Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
अथ नाम्नातिरूपेति मरीचिदुहिता शुभा । पत्नी ह्यंगिरसः सा तु जननी च बृहस्पतेः
atha nāmnātirūpeti marīciduhitā śubhā | patnī hyaṃgirasaḥ sā tu jananī ca bṛhaspateḥ
پھر مَریچی کی مبارک بیٹی، جس کا نام ‘اَتِروپا’ تھا، آئی۔ وہ اَنگِرس کی زوجہ بنی اور بृहسپتی کی ماں بھی ہے۔
Sūta (deduced for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Atirūpā, radiant daughter of Marīci, is shown in a serene domestic-sacred scene with Aṅgiras; infant Bṛhaspati appears with a subtle guru-like aura, symbolizing future wisdom.
FAQs
Purāṇic genealogies teach continuity of wisdom: from ṛṣis arise teachers of the gods, linking family line to spiritual authority.
The chapter belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where such lineages are recalled as part of the sacred narrative.
None directly; Bṛhaspati’s mention evokes Vedic counsel and priestly order, but no explicit rite is stated.