Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
भृगोः खात्यां समुत्पन्ना लक्ष्मीः श्रुत्वा तु वै नृप । वैश्वरूपं परं रूपं विस्मिताचिन्तयत्तदा
bhṛgoḥ khātyāṃ samutpannā lakṣmīḥ śrutvā tu vai nṛpa | vaiśvarūpaṃ paraṃ rūpaṃ vismitācintayattadā
हे नृपा! भृगूच्या कन्या ख्यातीपासून उत्पन्न झालेल्या लक्ष्मीने त्या परम वैश्वरूपाचे वृत्त ऐकून विस्मित होऊन तेव्हा गहन चिंतन केले।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa) addressed; within broader frame, Yudhiṣṭhira is explicitly addressed in adjacent verses
Scene: Lakṣmī, identified through Bhṛgu lineage, hears of the Lord’s universal form; her face shows astonishment turning into inward contemplation.
FAQs
Even divine beings respond to revelation with reflection; true understanding is preceded by wonder and contemplation.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse.
None yet; it sets up Lakṣmī’s inquiry about the means to attain Nārāyaṇa.