Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
ईश्वर उवाच । स्वप्नेऽपि त्रिदशाः सर्वे न योद्धव्याः कदाचन । असंभाव्यं न वक्तव्यं मनसो यन्न रोचते
īśvara uvāca | svapne'pi tridaśāḥ sarve na yoddhavyāḥ kadācana | asaṃbhāvyaṃ na vaktavyaṃ manaso yanna rocate
ഈശ്വരൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “സ്വപ്നത്തിലുപോലും എല്ലാ ത്രിദശ ദേവന്മാരോടും യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യരുത്. അസംബവമായതു പറയരുത്; മനസ്സിന് രുചിക്കാത്തതും ഉച്ചരിക്കരുത്।”
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-region
Type: river
Scene: Śiva raises a hand in gentle prohibition, instructing that even in dream one should not fight all the devas; his face is calm, didactic, and firm.
FAQs
Divine grace is guided by dharma: the Lord discourages destructive, impossible ambitions and urges inner discernment.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a moral instruction within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.
None; the verse is ethical counsel (nīti/dharma) rather than a rite.