Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
एवं देवा वरं दत्त्वा हरीश्वरपुरोगमाः । स्वस्थानमगमन् पूर्वं मुक्त्वा तन्नाम चोत्तमम्
evaṃ devā varaṃ dattvā harīśvarapurogamāḥ | svasthānamagaman pūrvaṃ muktvā tannāma cottamam
Demikianlah para dewa—dipimpin oleh Harīśvara—setelah mengurniakan anugerah, terlebih dahulu mengisytiharkan nama yang mulia bagi tīrtha itu, lalu kembali ke kediaman masing-masing.
Skanda (deduced, narrative continuation)
Tirtha: Unnamed here (the tīrtha whose 'excellent name' is proclaimed)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An assembly of devas, led by Harīśvara, stands above the riverbank shrine; they bestow a boon and then depart skyward, while a sage or herald proclaims the tīrtha’s auspicious name to the world.
FAQs
Divine sanction and naming (nāma-māhātmya) establish a site’s authority and sanctity in sacred geography.
The tīrtha whose ‘excellent name’ is proclaimed within Revā Khaṇḍa Adhyāya 84 (context: Revā–Kumbheśvara/Skanda-nāma tīrtha).
No specific rite is prescribed here; it narrates the granting of a boon and the proclamation of the tīrtha’s name.