Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 70
रतिं सुमहतीं चक्रे सह तत्र मरुद्गणैः । ततश्चानन्तरं देवो मायां कृत्वा ह्यनेकधा
ratiṃ sumahatīṃ cakre saha tatra marudgaṇaiḥ | tataścānantaraṃ devo māyāṃ kṛtvā hyanekadhā
Di sana dia menikmati kenikmatan yang amat besar bersama rombongan Marut. Sesudah itu serta-merta dewa itu mencipta māyā dalam pelbagai bentuk.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Tirtha: Luṅkeśa-hrada (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: Deva with Marut hosts in joyous assembly near the lake; immediately the scene shifts as the deity projects multiple illusory forms—layered landscapes, mirage-like palaces, or shifting seasons.
FAQs
Divine līlā and māyā operate within sacred narratives, revealing how holy places become stages for cosmic events.
The episode continues within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting near a sacred lake/tīrtha, though the verse itself focuses on the event.
None; it is descriptive narrative.