Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
याभिस्त्विह समानीतः पक्षिराजसमन्विताः । दिशस्ता विद्धि सर्वेशाः सर्वास्त्वं मुनिसत्तम
yābhistviha samānītaḥ pakṣirājasamanvitāḥ | diśastā viddhi sarveśāḥ sarvāstvaṃ munisattama
And those by whom you were brought here, accompanied by the king of birds—know, O best of sages, that they are the very guardians of all the directions, the lords of all quarters.
Narmadā-devī (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra/Śivapura-linked tīrtha (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: munisattama/vipra
Scene: A sage is escorted through the sky by radiant female/divine beings; the king of birds flies alongside; the eight directions are subtly personified around them as guardian presences.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and divine encounter are framed as guided by cosmic order—directional deities themselves participate in sacred journeys.
The Narmadā/Revā sacred landscape where celestial beings assemble, as described in Revākhaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse identifies divine beings involved in the sacred setting.