Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
तां पश्यन्ति वरारोहामेकधा बहुधा पुनः । दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं तु भ्रामितास्ते तया पुरा
tāṃ paśyanti varārohāmekadhā bahudhā punaḥ | divyavarṣasahasraṃ tu bhrāmitāste tayā purā
Mereka terus melihat gadis yang elok anggota itu—kadang sebagai satu, kadang lagi sebagai banyak. Sesungguhnya, sejak dahulu dia telah memperdaya mereka selama seribu tahun dewa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: A single radiant maiden splits into many identical forms across the landscape; the pursuers appear exhausted, circling for ages under changing skies that indicate a thousand divine years passing.
FAQs
Māyā can multiply appearances (one/many) and consume vast stretches of time; liberation begins when desire-driven pursuit is relinquished.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative milieu.
None in this verse.