Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58
यथा पुरातीरमुपेत्य देव्याः समास्थितश्चाप्यमरकण्टके तु । तथैव पश्यामि सुखोपविष्ट आत्मानमव्यग्रमवाप्तसौख्यम्
yathā purātīramupetya devyāḥ samāsthitaścāpyamarakaṇṭake tu | tathaiva paśyāmi sukhopaviṣṭa ātmānamavyagramavāptasaukhyam
Wie zuvor, als ich mich dem Ufer der Göttin näherte, fand ich mich dort niedergelassen—ja, in Amarakāṇṭaka. Ebenso sehe ich mich behaglich sitzend, ungestört, und habe die Wonne der Zufriedenheit erlangt.
Mārkaṇḍeya (inferred)
Tirtha: Amarakāṇṭaka (Revā-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: A tranquil riverbank at Amarakantak: the pilgrim sits comfortably, posture relaxed, face serene; the river glows softly; trees frame the scene; atmosphere of completion and peace.
FAQs
Approaching a tīrtha with devotion yields inner steadiness—peace and contentment arise alongside sacred vision.
Amarakāṇṭaka, revered as a sanctified region associated with the Goddess Revā.
Not explicit; the implied practice is tīrtha-upagamana (going to the holy bank) and contemplative abiding.