Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
भ्रमसे दिव्ययोगात्मन्मोहयन्निव मां प्रभो । एतत्कथय मे सर्वं योऽसि सोऽसि नमोऽस्तु ते
bhramase divyayogātmanmohayanniva māṃ prabho | etatkathaya me sarvaṃ yo'si so'si namo'stu te
“Wahai Prabhu, yang berjiwa yoga ilahi, Engkau berkelana seolah-olah memperdayakan aku. Ceritakanlah semuanya kepadaku—siapa pun Engkau, Engkau tetap Engkau; sembah sujudku kepada-Mu.”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) narrative sphere
Type: kshetra
Listener: The crane (divine yogic Lord)
Scene: The swimmer-seeker, hands raised in reverence even amid waves, addresses the crane as ‘Lord of divine yoga’; the crane’s aura suggests a hidden deity behind the bird-form.
FAQs
Humility and reverence, joined with earnest questioning, are honored as the proper approach to divine mystery.
None; the verse is theological and dialogic rather than geographic.
None explicitly; the verse models namaskāra (salutation) and respectful inquiry.