Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
तस्या विशुद्धिमिच्छन्त्याः शिवध्यानार्चनादिभिः । ततः कतिपयाहोभिस्तस्या ज्ञात्वा हठं परम् । परितुष्टः शिवः प्राह पार्वत्या परिचोदितः
tasyā viśuddhimicchantyāḥ śivadhyānārcanādibhiḥ | tataḥ katipayāhobhistasyā jñātvā haṭhaṃ param | parituṣṭaḥ śivaḥ prāha pārvatyā paricoditaḥ
Désireuse de pureté, elle s’adonna à la méditation sur Śiva, au culte et aux pratiques connexes. Puis, après quelques jours, Śiva—connaissant l’extrême fermeté de son austérité—fut satisfait et parla, poussé par Pārvatī.
Narrator
Tirtha: Revā–Sāgara Saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Śiva manifests before the ascetic at the confluence—matted hair, crescent moon, gaṅgā motif, trident—while Pārvatī stands beside him, gently urging compassion; the ascetic bows, radiant with purification.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through meditation and worship, when joined with sincere austerity, draws divine compassion.
The Revā Khaṇḍa setting implies the sanctity of the Revā/Narmadā region, while the verse highlights Śiva-bhakti practices.
Śiva-dhyāna (meditation on Śiva) and arcana (ritual worship) are mentioned as means toward purification.