Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
देवस्तु दक्षिणामाशां गतश्चैवोमया सह । भयभीतो निरीक्षेत ग्रीवां भज्य पुनःपुनः
devastu dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ gataścaivomayā saha | bhayabhīto nirīkṣeta grīvāṃ bhajya punaḥpunaḥ
Namun Sang Bhagavān pergi ke arah selatan bersama Umā. Dalam rasa gentar, Ia terus menoleh ke belakang berulang-ulang, menengadahkan leher berkali-kali.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva departs toward the south with Umā, glancing back repeatedly with a tense, watchful posture; behind them the threat lingers off-frame.
FAQs
The Purāṇas dramatize how even a granted boon can create peril, teaching vigilance and the necessity of safeguarding dharma.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this line; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa episode within the Narmadā sacred setting.
None.