Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
बलिपुत्रोऽभवद्बाणस्तस्मादपि च शम्बरः । शम्बरस्यान्वये जातः कम्बुर्नाम महासुरः
baliputro'bhavadbāṇastasmādapi ca śambaraḥ | śambarasyānvaye jātaḥ kamburnāma mahāsuraḥ
Con của Bali là Bāṇa; từ Bāṇa sinh ra Śambara. Trong dòng dõi Śambara, một đại asura tên Kambu đã ra đời.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kambukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lineage scroll visual: Bali, then Bāṇa, then Śambara, culminating in the birth of the formidable asura Kambu—his name highlighted as the key to the shrine’s identity.
FAQs
Sacred place-myths often begin with lineage accounts that explain how a named figure becomes linked to a shrine’s origin and transformation.
Kambukeśvara (the tīrtha/deity whose Māhātmya is being prepared through Kambu’s story).
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