Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54
विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठाद्या जाबालिरथ कश्यपः । समेत्य सहिताः सर्वे तमूचुस्त्रिपुरान्तकम्
viśvāmitravasiṣṭhādyā jābāliratha kaśyapaḥ | sametya sahitāḥ sarve tamūcustripurāntakam
Viśvāmitra, Vasiṣṭha et d’autres—Jābāli ainsi que Kaśyapa—se rassemblèrent, et tous s’adressèrent à lui, Tripurāntaka (Śiva).
Narrator
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual Śaiva tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata-addressed interlocutor (not explicit)
Scene: A circle of eminent sages with matted hair and staffs assemble before Śiva as Tripurāntaka, who stands or sits with calm majesty; the moment is poised just before their petition.
FAQs
Even the highest deity accepts the moral voice of ṛṣis—dharma is upheld through sage-counsel and sacred restraint.
The Revā (Narmadā) region frames the account; the verse spotlights the ṛṣi-saṅgha and Śiva rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit prescription here; it introduces a counsel-dialogue that points toward tapas and forbearance.