Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
अथाहाचम्य स मुनिः श्रूयतां कारणं मुनी । अहं हि देवशर्माख्यो मुनिः संयतवाङ्मनाः
athāhācamya sa muniḥ śrūyatāṃ kāraṇaṃ munī | ahaṃ hi devaśarmākhyo muniḥ saṃyatavāṅmanāḥ
Kemudian sang resi itu, setelah melakukan ācaman (meneguk air penyucian), berkata: “Wahai para muni, dengarkanlah sebabnya. Sesungguhnya aku ialah resi bernama Devaśarmā, yang mengekang ucapan dan menenteramkan minda.”
Devaśarmā (the weeping sage)
Tirtha: Stambheśvara (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Other sages (munayaḥ); Subhadra as immediate interlocutor in context
Scene: A sage performs ācamana—sipping water from the palm—then addresses gathered sages, introducing himself as Devaśarmā, calm and restrained, ready to narrate the cause of his tears.
FAQs
Purity of conduct (ācamana) and self-restraint (saṃyama) are foundational virtues before sharing sacred or serious matters.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces Devaśarmā who will describe the sacred geography next.
Ācamana—ritual sipping of water for purification—before speaking or beginning a religious narration.