Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59
एषा देवी पुरा दृष्टा तेन वक्ष्यामि तेऽनघ
eṣā devī purā dṛṣṭā tena vakṣyāmi te'nagha
ही देवी पूर्वी काळी पाहिली गेली होती; म्हणून हे अनघा, मी तुला तिचा वृत्तांत सांगतो.
Narrator in Revā-khaṇḍa dialogue context (likely a Ṛṣi addressing Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā Devī
Type: river
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as anagha)
Scene: A sage gestures as if beginning a sacred story; behind him a faint vision of a radiant river-goddess appears, half-seen like a memory from ancient time.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is transmitted through remembered vision (ṛṣi-darśana) and faithful narration within the Purāṇic tradition.
The verse functions as a transition within Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line.
None; it introduces an upcoming account concerning a Devī.