Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56
क्व सांप्रतं सेति विचिन्त्य राजन्विभ्रान्तचित्तस्त्वभवं तदैव । दिशो विभागानवलोकयानृते पुनस्तां कथमीश्वराङ्गीम्
kva sāṃprataṃ seti vicintya rājanvibhrāntacittastvabhavaṃ tadaiva | diśo vibhāgānavalokayānṛte punastāṃ kathamīśvarāṅgīm
「いま彼女はどこにおられるのか」――そう思いめぐらし、王よ、私はたちまち心が惑った。四方の方角をつぶさに見定めずして、どうして再び、主の御身の一肢ともいうべき河の女神を拝することができようか。
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating to Yudhiṣṭhira, inferred from immediate continuation in Adhyāya 20)
Tirtha: Revā-devī (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: A devotee/king stands restless at a riverbank, turning to the four directions, scanning horizons; the river-goddess is unseen, suggested by ripples and a faint aura.
FAQs
Divine presence can appear and withdraw; sustained reverence and mindful seeking are needed to regain darśana of the sacred.
The Revā (Narmadā) river-region, praised as a living goddess and Śiva’s own embodiment.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes attentive seeking and darśana of the sacred river.
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