Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
प्रियव्रतस्य राजर्षेरुत्पन्ना दश सूनवः । त्रयः प्रव्रजितास्तत्र परंब्रह्म समाश्रिताः
priyavratasya rājarṣerutpannā daśa sūnavaḥ | trayaḥ pravrajitāstatra paraṃbrahma samāśritāḥ
Với bậc vương hiền Priyavrata, mười người con trai đã ra đời. Trong số ấy, ba vị xuất gia, lìa bỏ thế tục và nương tựa nơi Đại Phạm Thiên tối thượng (Paramabrahman).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: Royal sage Priyavrata with a courtly setting contrasted by three sons departing as mendicants—shaven heads or matted locks, carrying staff and waterpot—walking toward a luminous, formless Brahman symbolized by radiance.
FAQs
Even within royal lineage, the Purāṇas honor renunciation: true sovereignty culminates in refuge in the Supreme.
No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on the dharmic paths of householdership and renunciation.
None explicitly; pravrajyā (renunciant departure) is referenced as a life-choice rather than a rite.