Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51
नान्यस्य कस्यचिच्छक्तिरेवं स्यादीश्वरं विना । ज्ञात्वा तं देवदेवेशं प्रणाममकरोद्द्विजः
nānyasya kasyacicchaktirevaṃ syādīśvaraṃ vinā | jñātvā taṃ devadeveśaṃ praṇāmamakaroddvijaḥ
„Kein anderer besitzt solche Macht; ohne Īśvara ist so etwas unmöglich.“ Als er ihn als Herrn der Götter erkannte, verneigte sich der Brahmane ehrfürchtig.
Narrator (reporting the guru/dvija’s realization and act)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa, newly convinced of divine presence, folds hands and bows; behind him the atmosphere is cleared of dark sin-shadows; a subtle, unseen Īśvara-presence is suggested by a radiant light or liṅga-like glow.
FAQs
Recognition of Śiva as Īśvara leads to humility and devotion; true power is rooted in the divine.
The realization occurs in the Bhārabhūteśvara tīrtha narrative within the Revā (Narmadā) sacred geography.
Praṇāma (reverential bowing) is exemplified as the appropriate devotional response.