Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
यश्चैष भारतस्यार्थे तत्र सिद्धः किरीटभृत् । भ्राता ते फाल्गुनो नाम विद्ध्येनं नरदैवतम्
yaścaiṣa bhāratasyārthe tatra siddhaḥ kirīṭabhṛt | bhrātā te phālguno nāma viddhyenaṃ naradaivatam
आणि जो हा किरीटधारी तेथे भारतयुद्धाच्या हेतुने सिद्ध झाला—त्याला ‘फाल्गुन’ नावाचा तुझा भाऊ म्हणून जाण; तो नरदेवता, मनुष्यांत देवतुल्य आहे.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) taṭa-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king addressed as ‘rājan’ in surrounding context
Scene: On the serene bank of the Narmadā, a crown-bearing warrior-sage (Arjuna/Phālguna) is shown as ‘siddha’, with river, forest hermitage elements, and subtle war-omen motifs indicating ‘Bhārata-artha’.
FAQs
A sacred place is shown as a field for attaining siddhi through disciplined purpose aligned with dharma.
Badaryāśrama is implied as the place where Arjuna attained accomplishment.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights attainment (siddhi) associated with the site.