Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 80
एवं ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ स्वस्थो भव महामुने । इत्युक्त्वा मां तदा देवी तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
evaṃ jñātvā śamaṃ gaccha svastho bhava mahāmune | ityuktvā māṃ tadā devī tatraivāntaradhīyata
हे असे जाणून शांतीला जा; हे महामुने, स्वस्थ व स्थिर हो. असे मला सांगून ती देवी तेथेच अंतर्धान पावली.
Devī (first line), Narrator (second line reporting disappearance)
Tirtha: Narmadā-bank revelation spot (unnamed)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahāmuni addressed; also ‘you’ as recipient of the account in the broader frame
Scene: The goddess addresses the sage with a calming gesture; as the final words are spoken, her form dissolves into light at the riverbank, leaving the sage serene and grounded.
FAQs
True knowledge culminates in inner peace (śama) and steadiness; revelation is meant to heal agitation.
The Revā/Narmadā sacred setting where Devī grants darśana and instruction.
No external rite; the instruction is internal discipline—attaining śama (tranquility).