Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
ततः प्रत्यक्षतामागाद्देवदेवो महेश्वरः । प्रादुर्भूतस्तु सहसा तत्र तीर्थे नराधिप
tataḥ pratyakṣatāmāgāddevadevo maheśvaraḥ | prādurbhūtastu sahasā tatra tīrthe narādhipa
Alors le Dieu des dieux, Maheśvara, devint visible en personne ; soudain il apparut là, en ce tīrtha, ô souverain des hommes.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śukla-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Narādhipa/Bhārata (kingly addressee)
Scene: At the tīrtha, Śiva suddenly manifests before the ascetic Viṣṇu—radiant, ash-smeared, blue-throated—turning the invisible into visible grace.
FAQs
Sincere austerity and devotion culminate in direct divine revelation, sanctifying the place eternally.
Śuklatīrtha, where Śiva is said to have appeared directly.
No explicit rite; the verse highlights pratyakṣa-darśana (direct manifestation) as the fruit of tapas.