Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59
एषा देवी पुरा दृष्टा तेन वक्ष्यामि तेऽनघ
eṣā devī purā dṛṣṭā tena vakṣyāmi te'nagha
لقد شوهدت هذه الإلهة في الزمن القديم؛ لذلك، يا من لا إثم عليه، سأقصّ عليك خبرها.
Narrator in Revā-khaṇḍa dialogue context (likely a Ṛṣi addressing Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā Devī
Type: river
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as anagha)
Scene: A sage gestures as if beginning a sacred story; behind him a faint vision of a radiant river-goddess appears, half-seen like a memory from ancient time.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is transmitted through remembered vision (ṛṣi-darśana) and faithful narration within the Purāṇic tradition.
The verse functions as a transition within Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line.
None; it introduces an upcoming account concerning a Devī.