Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
किं तस्यावभृथं त्वासीत्तत्सर्वं वद विस्तरात् । त्वद्वाक्यामृतपानेन तृप्तिर्मम न विद्यते
kiṃ tasyāvabhṛthaṃ tvāsīttatsarvaṃ vada vistarāt | tvadvākyāmṛtapānena tṛptirmama na vidyate
Quel fut l’avabhṛtha, le bain conclusif de ce rite ? Dis-moi tout en détail. En buvant le nectar de tes paroles, ma satiété n’est pas encore atteinte.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) (contextual avabhṛtha waters)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: The listener begs for details of the avabhṛtha bath of the grand rite, confessing that even ‘nectar of your words’ does not satiate him.
FAQs
Humble inquiry and attentive listening are themselves devotional disciplines that deepen understanding of dharma.
The Revā Khaṇḍa context implies sacred waters and tīrthas, but the verse asks generally about the avabhṛtha of the rite.
Avabhṛtha—the ceremonial concluding bath that seals the completion of a yajña.