Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
अर्चयामास संहृष्टो मन्त्रैर्वेदांगसंभवैः । सृष्टं च तत्पुरा राजन्पश्येयं सचराचरम्
arcayāmāsa saṃhṛṣṭo mantrairvedāṃgasaṃbhavaiḥ | sṛṣṭaṃ ca tatpurā rājanpaśyeyaṃ sacarācaram
আনন্দিত হৈ সেয়ে বেদাঙ্গ-সম্ভূত মন্ত্রেৰে অৰ্চনা কৰিলে; আৰু হে ৰাজন, সেয়ে সৃষ্টিক—চৰাচৰ, চলমান আৰু অচল—পূৰ্বে যেনেকৈ আছিল তেনেকৈ দেখিলে।
Narrator (a ṛṣi/purāṇic speaker addressing a king; exact identity not in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: tirtha
Listener: A king (rājan)
Scene: A devotee performs arcana with Vedic mantras on the riverbank; as the worship culminates, a vast visionary panorama unfolds—ancient creation with moving beings and unmoving landscapes appearing like a cosmic tableau.
FAQs
Proper worship with mantra and purity can open higher vision—tīrthas grant insight into cosmic order.
The Narmadā/Revā context continues; worship at her waters is implied as the setting.
Arcana (worship) using mantras grounded in Vedic/Vedāṅga tradition.