Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
देव्युवाच । कस्यायमाश्रमो देव वेदध्वनिनिनादितः । यं दृष्ट्वा क्षुत्पिपासाद्यैः श्रमैश्च परिहीयते
devyuvāca | kasyāyamāśramo deva vedadhvaninināditaḥ | yaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣutpipāsādyaiḥ śramaiśca parihīyate
দেবীয়ে ক’লে: “হে দেব, এই কাৰ আশ্ৰম, য’ত বেদধ্বনি গুঞ্জৰিত? ইয়াক দেখি ক্ষুধা, পিপাসা আদি আৰু ক্লান্তি হ্ৰাস পায়।”
Devī (Umā/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Mahādāruvana āśrama (Revā-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī gestures toward the hermitage while speaking; pilgrims/ascetics nearby appear refreshed—some drinking water, others seated in shade; Vedic reciters in the background; the air seems cool and restorative.
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A true sacred place uplifts body and mind—its sanctity is felt as peace and the easing of worldly distress.
A Veda-resounding āśrama in the Revā Khaṇḍa, experienced as spiritually and physically restorative.
No explicit prescription; Vedic recitation and āśrama sanctity are the implied supports of its power.
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