Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
पञ्चात्मिका तनुर्देव ब्राह्मणैस्ते प्रगीयते । सद्यो वामे तथाघोरे ईशो तत्पुरुषे तथा
pañcātmikā tanurdeva brāhmaṇaiste pragīyate | sadyo vāme tathāghore īśo tatpuruṣe tathā
हे देव, ब्राह्मण तुझ्या तनूला पञ्चात्मिका म्हणून गातात—सद्योजात, वाम, अघोर, ईश आणि तत्पुरुष—हेच तुझे स्वरूप आहे.
Devas
Listener: Śiva
Scene: A pañcavaktra-liṅga or five-faced Śiva stands at a riverbank shrine; Brāhmaṇas chant while Devas listen, each face subtly distinguished, oriented to directions, with a calm, ritual atmosphere.
FAQs
Śiva’s fivefold manifestation is a sacred doctrinal lens for worship, aligning Purāṇic devotion with Vedic-Śaiva theology.
Not a named site; it supports the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Śiva-centered sanctity through doctrinal praise.
Implicitly, contemplation/recitation of Śiva’s five aspects (Pañcabrahma) as part of stuti and worship.