Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
षड्विंशच्च सहस्राणि वर्षाणां मानुषाणि च । तत्राश्चर्यं मया दृष्टमृषीणां वसतां नृप
ṣaḍviṃśacca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ mānuṣāṇi ca | tatrāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭamṛṣīṇāṃ vasatāṃ nṛpa
ហើយវា (បើរាប់តាម) ស្មើនឹងម្ភៃប្រាំមួយពាន់ឆ្នាំមនុស្ស។ ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នៅទីនោះ ខ្ញុំបានឃើញអស្ចារ្យមួយអំពីព្រះឥសីទាំងឡាយដែលស្នាក់នៅ។
Narrator addressing a King (nṛpa) within Revā Khaṇḍa; exact named speaker not in snippet
Tirtha: Revā-tīra
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A narrator-figure gestures toward a riverside hermitage where sages remain luminous and unaging; a subtle overlay shows a celestial abacus/wheel converting divine years into human years; the king listens in awe.
FAQs
Life near a great tīrtha is portrayed as extraordinary—time, experience, and spiritual phenomena take on a ‘marvelous’ Purāṇic dimension.
The Revā–Narmadā region where sages reside, implying its exceptional sanctity.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse sets up a narrative of wonder tied to tīrtha-vāsa.