Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
एतेषां तु पृथग्भावं ये कुर्वन्ति सुमोहिताः । तेषां धर्मः कुतः सिद्धिर्जायते पापकर्मिणाम्
eteṣāṃ tu pṛthagbhāvaṃ ye kurvanti sumohitāḥ | teṣāṃ dharmaḥ kutaḥ siddhirjāyate pāpakarmiṇām
जे अत्यंत मोहाने या दिव्य रूपांमध्ये भेद करतात, त्या पापकर्म्यांना धर्म कसा सिद्ध होईल, आणि आध्यात्मिक सिद्धी तरी कशी उत्पन्न होईल?
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) in tri-river doctrine
Type: river
Scene: A teacher-figure admonishes deluded pilgrims who argue about separateness of sacred rivers/deities; behind them a confluence-like vision shows three rivers as one luminous current.
FAQs
True dharma includes right vision: honoring the unity of the Divine rather than cultivating divisive notions.
None directly; it strengthens the Revā-khaṇḍa’s devotional ethos for worship along Revā’s banks.
No explicit ritual; it prescribes a corrective attitude (bhāva) toward the Divine.