Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
गणावूचतुः । मनोः स्वायंभुवस्यासीदुत्तानचरणः सुतः । तस्य क्षितिपतेर्विप्र द्वौ सुतौ संबभूवतुः
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasyāsīduttānacaraṇaḥ sutaḥ | tasya kṣitipatervipra dvau sutau saṃbabhūvatuḥ
两位侍从说道：“自生者摩奴（Svāyambhuva Manu）生有一子，名乌塔那帕达（Uttānapāda）。婆罗门啊，那位大地之王又生了两个儿子。”
Two gaṇas (attendants)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: A brāhmaṇa/companion addressed as ‘vipra’ (within the frame)
Scene: The two attendants begin formal narration: Svāyambhuva Manu begets Uttānapāda; the king has two sons—setting the stage for Dhruva’s trial and ascent.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma ties spiritual exemplars to lineage and responsibility, showing how virtue can arise within royal duty and family order.
No specific Kāśī tīrtha is named; this is genealogical groundwork for Dhruva’s story.
None.