Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
तेन गत्वा महादेवः परमानन्दसंस्थितः । सहसा तेन दृष्टोऽसौ हाहेत्युक्त्वा समुत्थितः
tena gatvā mahādevaḥ paramānandasaṃsthitaḥ | sahasā tena dṛṣṭo'sau hāhetyuktvā samutthitaḥ
तो (अग्नी) तेथे गेला असता महादेव परम आनंदात स्थित दिसले; सहसा त्यांच्या नजरेस पडताच तो ‘हाय हाय!’ म्हणत तत्काळ उठून उभा राहिला.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Scene: Agni arrives and beholds Mahādeva established in supreme bliss; when Śiva suddenly notices him, Agni recoils, exclaiming ‘hā hā’, and rises in alarm.
FAQs
The divine is portrayed as supreme bliss itself; even powerful cosmic forces like Agni respond with awe and humility before Śiva.
The verse participates in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting (Revā/Narmadā region), without naming a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a narrative moment emphasizing reverence and fear before divine presence.