Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
वत्सरान् सुबहून् यावदुपासांचक्र ईश्वरम् । तावत्तुष्टो महादेव आजगाम सहोमया
vatsarān subahūn yāvadupāsāṃcakra īśvaram | tāvattuṣṭo mahādeva ājagāma sahomayā
अनेक वर्षे त्याने ईश्वराची उपासना केली. तेव्हा प्रसन्न होऊन महादेव उमा सहित तेथे आले.
Narrator (deduced)
Tirtha: Narmadā saṅgama-dhyāna-sthala (contextual)
Type: sangam
Scene: After many years of worship on the riverbank, Mahādeva appears, accompanied by Umā—an epiphany scene with radiant aura, the devotee in humble posture, the confluence as luminous backdrop.
FAQs
Steady, long-term upāsanā bears fruit: divine grace manifests when devotion and discipline mature.
The Narmadā/Revā bank setting is implied as the sacred stage where austerity culminates in darśana.
Sustained upāsanā (devotional worship) over many years.