Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30
गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति । शूलपाणिः समभ्यर्च्य इन्द्राद्यैरप्सरोगणैः
guhyādguhyatamaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati | śūlapāṇiḥ samabhyarcya indrādyairapsarogaṇaiḥ
हे तीर्थ गुह्याहूनही गुह्यतम आहे; पूर्वी नव्हते, पुढेही होणार नाही. तेथे शूलपाणी (शिव) यांची इंद्रादि व अप्सरागणांनी विधिवत् पूजा होते।
Deductively: Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa
Tirtha: Guhyatama-tīrtha of Revā-khaṇḍa (Śūlapāṇi-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A secluded forested river-cove or cave-like bank; Śiva as Śūlapāṇi is worshipped by Indra and apsarases—Indra with vajra and crown, apsarases offering flowers, lamps, and dance; the atmosphere is secret, twilight-luminous.
FAQs
The Purāṇa elevates certain sacred places as uniquely potent—where even the gods worship Śiva—underscoring the incomparable sanctity of that tīrtha.
A highly esoteric/hidden tīrtha in Revā Khaṇḍa, presented as unparalleled in past and future.
Worship (arcana) of Śiva/Śūlapāṇi is highlighted, performed even by Indra and celestial attendants.