Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 74
रुद्रेण सहिताः सर्वे देवता ऋषयस्तथा । संकथा विस्मिताश्चक्रुर्विधुन्वन्तः शिरांसि च
rudreṇa sahitāḥ sarve devatā ṛṣayastathā | saṃkathā vismitāścakrurvidhunvantaḥ śirāṃsi ca
Tous les dieux, ainsi que les ṛṣi, avec Rudra, se mirent à converser entre eux, stupéfaits, secouant la tête d’émerveillement.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (pādodaka-prasaṅga locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A semicircle of devas and sages with Rudra at the center; animated yet reverent conversation; some shake their heads in disbelief; the river glints behind them.
FAQs
Even the gods revere sacred manifestations; holy waters and tīrthas are treated as extraordinary revelations worthy of awe.
The Revā-region tīrtha where Hari’s pādodaka appears, eliciting astonishment among devas and sages.
No explicit prescription; it frames the event as a miraculous sanctification supporting ritual bathing.