Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
बहवस्तन्न जानन्ति विष्णुमायाविमोहिताः । तत्र संनिहितं देवं शूलपाणिं महेश्वरम्
bahavastanna jānanti viṣṇumāyāvimohitāḥ | tatra saṃnihitaṃ devaṃ śūlapāṇiṃ maheśvaram
Beaucoup l’ignorent, égarés par la māyā de Viṣṇu : là se tient tout proche le Dieu, Maheśvara, celui qui porte le trident.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A riverbank tirtha where ordinary people pass by unaware, while a radiant, near-invisible Mahēśvara with trident stands subtly present—only a devoted pilgrim perceives him.
FAQs
Spiritual blindness comes from māyā; true pilgrimage is recognition—seeing the divine presence that is already near.
Gautameśvara tīrtha, where Śiva (Śūlapāṇi Maheśvara) is said to be especially present (saṃnihita).
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse urges correct understanding and awareness of Śiva’s presence at the site.