Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
पर्यङ्के विमले शुभ्रे नानास्तरणसंस्तृते । शयानं ददृशुर्देवं सपत्नीकं वृषध्वजम्
paryaṅke vimale śubhre nānāstaraṇasaṃstṛte | śayānaṃ dadṛśurdevaṃ sapatnīkaṃ vṛṣadhvajam
Auf einer reinen, strahlenden Lagerstatt, mit vielerlei Decken ausgebreitet, sahen sie den Gott in Ruhe liegen—Śiva, den Vṛṣadhvaja, mit dem Stierbanner—zusammen mit Seiner Gemahlin.
Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A spotless, radiant couch with layered coverings; Śiva, bull-bannered, lies in serene repose with Pārvatī beside him; sages stand at a respectful distance, hands folded, bathed in a soft, otherworldly glow.
FAQs
Divine vision (darśana) arises through purity and reverence—beholding Śiva with Śakti as the complete Supreme.
The Revākhaṇḍa context broadly glorifies the Revā/Narmadā region, though this verse itself is a theophany rather than a site-description.
No direct ritual instruction; it supports a bhakti-oriented practice of contemplation on Śiva with His consort.