Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56
क्व सांप्रतं सेति विचिन्त्य राजन्विभ्रान्तचित्तस्त्वभवं तदैव । दिशो विभागानवलोकयानृते पुनस्तां कथमीश्वराङ्गीम्
kva sāṃprataṃ seti vicintya rājanvibhrāntacittastvabhavaṃ tadaiva | diśo vibhāgānavalokayānṛte punastāṃ kathamīśvarāṅgīm
«أين هي الآن؟»—هكذا فكّرتُ، أيها الملك، فاضطرب ذهني في الحال. ولولا أني تفحّصتُ الجهات كلّها بتدقيق، فكيف لي أن أراها ثانيةً—إلهة النهر، التي هي كأنها عضوٌ من أعضاء الربّ؟
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating to Yudhiṣṭhira, inferred from immediate continuation in Adhyāya 20)
Tirtha: Revā-devī (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: A devotee/king stands restless at a riverbank, turning to the four directions, scanning horizons; the river-goddess is unseen, suggested by ripples and a faint aura.
FAQs
Divine presence can appear and withdraw; sustained reverence and mindful seeking are needed to regain darśana of the sacred.
The Revā (Narmadā) river-region, praised as a living goddess and Śiva’s own embodiment.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes attentive seeking and darśana of the sacred river.