Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
सज्जं कृत्वा धनुर्दिव्यं योजयित्वा रथोत्तमम् । रथमध्ये स्थितो देवः शुशुभे च युधिष्ठिर
sajjaṃ kṛtvā dhanurdivyaṃ yojayitvā rathottamam | rathamadhye sthito devaḥ śuśubhe ca yudhiṣṭhira
Ayant préparé son arc divin et attelé le char excellent, le Dieu se tint au milieu du char et resplendit, ô Yudhiṣṭhira.
Narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira (likely Vaiśaṃpāyana to Yudhiṣṭhira; attribution inferred from vocative)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha-māhātmya frame (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Śiva, radiant, stands centered in an excellent chariot; divine bow prepared; the scene is narrated to Yudhiṣṭhira, giving it epic gravitas.
FAQs
When the Divine takes the central place, brilliance and victory arise—an encouragement to place dharma and devotion at the ‘center’ of life.
The Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā sacred sphere provides the backdrop; this verse highlights Śiva’s manifest splendor rather than a named tīrtha.
None stated.