Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
देवराजः सुरैः सार्द्धं वायुमार्गव्यवस्थितः । कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां स्नात्वा पश्यति शङ्करम्
devarājaḥ suraiḥ sārddhaṃ vāyumārgavyavasthitaḥ | kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ snātvā paśyati śaṅkaram
ദേവരാജൻ ഇന്ദ്രൻ ദേവന്മാരോടുകൂടെ വായുമാർഗത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട്, കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷ ചതുര്ദശിയിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ശങ്കരനെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced: Skanda Purāṇa narrative voice within Revā-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Indra with a retinue of devas travels along a luminous ‘wind-path’ in the sky, descending to the river-ford on kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī; they bathe and then behold Śaṅkara in manifested presence.
FAQs
Even the devas rely on tīrtha-snāna and sacred timings (tithi) to attain direct communion with Śiva.
Within this adhyāya, the praised site is Śukla-tīrtha in the Revā-khaṇḍa setting.
Bathing on Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Caturdaśī (the 14th tithi of the dark fortnight).