Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39
तावत्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे भ्रमित्वा काननं महत् । आगताः स्वगृहे दारान् ददृशुश्च हतौजसः
tāvatte brāhmaṇāḥ sarve bhramitvā kānanaṃ mahat | āgatāḥ svagṛhe dārān dadṛśuśca hataujasaḥ
وفي تلك الأثناء، كان أولئك البراهمة جميعًا قد طافوا بالغابة العظيمة، ثم عادوا إلى بيوتهم ورأوا زوجاتهم؛ غير أنّهم وجدوا بأسهم وثقتهم قد انكسرا.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa forest-tīrtha setting (unspecified sub-tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, weary from wandering, enter their village homes; their faces show shock and loss of confidence as they see their wives altered in demeanor.
FAQs
Worldly agitation and inner weakness follow when dharma and self-mastery are disturbed; the Purāṇa frames this as a caution within sacred narrative.
The verse itself does not name a tīrtha, but it occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting associated with the sanctity of the Revā/Narmadā region.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it advances the narrative.