Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रीमहेश उवाच । दुर्लभः प्राणिनां तात यो वरः प्रार्थितोऽनघ । देवदेवस्य वाहनं द्विजेन्द्रत्वं सुदुर्लभम्
śrīmaheśa uvāca | durlabhaḥ prāṇināṃ tāta yo varaḥ prārthito'nagha | devadevasya vāhanaṃ dvijendratvaṃ sudurlabham
Śrī Maheśa bersabda: Wahai anakku, wahai yang tanpa noda, anugerah yang kau mohon itu langka bagi makhluk bernyawa. Menjadi wahana Dewa para dewa, serta meraih kedudukan ‘chief di antara para dvija’—sungguh amat sukar diperoleh.
Śrī Maheśa (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Garuḍa
Scene: Śrī Maheśa responds with gravity: the requested boon is rare for embodied beings; to be the mount of Devadeva and to be ‘dvijendra’ is exceedingly difficult—Śiva’s face shows compassionate seriousness.
FAQs
Some attainments are portrayed as cosmically rare; humility and realism accompany the pursuit of exalted spiritual roles.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa context links the narrative to the sanctity of the Narmadā region overall.
No explicit rite is given; the verse functions as theological commentary on rarity and divine appointment.