Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
तादृशं ब्राह्मणं ज्ञात्वा देवदेवो महेश्वरः । द्विजरूपधरो भूत्वा तस्याश्रममगात्स्वयम्
tādṛśaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ jñātvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ | dvijarūpadharo bhūtvā tasyāśramamagātsvayam
Reconnaissant le brāhmaṇa tel qu’il était, Maheśvara, le Dieu des dieux, prit lui-même l’apparence d’un deux-fois-né et se rendit à l’ermitage de ce sage.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra āśrama (site of Śiva’s visitation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, veiled as a young dvija (brahmacārin), approaches a riverside hermitage; subtle signs—third-eye glow hinted, crescent motif faintly suggested—while maintaining human guise; brāhmaṇa āśrama in background.
FAQs
Divinity may appear in ordinary forms to examine dharma; humility and discernment are essential.
The Revā (Narmadā) region’s āśrama culture is foregrounded within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the dharmic motif of divine testing.