Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38
नमोऽस्तु ते महाभागे ब्रूहि पुण्ये महेश्वरि । तव प्रसादाद्विज्ञातुमेतदिच्छामि सुव्रते । दयां कृत्वा महादेवि कथयस्व ममानघे
namo'stu te mahābhāge brūhi puṇye maheśvari | tava prasādādvijñātumetadicchāmi suvrate | dayāṃ kṛtvā mahādevi kathayasva mamānaghe
Sembah sujudku kepadamu, wahai yang amat berbahagia. Wahai Maheśvarī yang suci, berkenanlah bertutur. Dengan prasāda kurniamu aku ingin memahami hal ini. Wahai yang berikrar mulia, wahai Mahādevī, kasihanilah; wahai yang tanpa cela, ceritakanlah kepadaku.
Narrator (supplicant addressing the celestial maiden as Maheśvarī)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvarī/Devī (revealed as Narmadā)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa/sage bows with folded hands before a radiant river-goddess (Revā/Narmadā) on a wooded riverbank; the mood is supplicatory, with the river shimmering like a living Devī.
FAQs
Knowledge of sacred mysteries is gained through humility, reverence, and the grace (prasāda) of the divine.
Revā-kṣetra’s sacred precinct, where divine instruction is sought in the presence of Śiva-worship.
The verse models devotional etiquette: namaskāra (salutation), respectful address, and seeking instruction through grace.