Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
स्थाणुवत्संस्थिता साभूद्दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रकम् । तत इन्द्रादयो देवाः शङ्खचक्रगदाधराः
sthāṇuvatsaṃsthitā sābhūddivyaṃ varṣasahasrakam | tata indrādayo devāḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharāḥ
Dia berdiri tidak bergerak bagaikan tiang, selama seribu tahun ilahi. Kemudian Indra dan para dewa yang lain—yang memegang sangkha, cakra dan gada—(datang ke sana).
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Sāgarānta-tīrtha (ocean-shore, unspecified)
Type: tirtha
Scene: Lakṣmī stands motionless like a pillar for a thousand divine years at the ocean’s edge; then a procession of gods arrives, some depicted with Vaiṣṇava emblems (śaṅkha, cakra, gadā), creating a dramatic, luminous convergence.
FAQs
Steadfastness (niṣṭhā) in spiritual practice is portrayed as the foundation for divine encounter and fulfillment.
Within the Revākhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, the ocean-edge retreat is presented as a potent setting for tapas.
Austerity with immovable steadiness is described; no detailed rite is specified.