Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
तस्मिन्समागमे दिव्ये ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशमब्रुवन् । भो माण्डव्य महासत्त्व वरदास्तेऽमरैः सह
tasminsamāgame divye brahmaviṣṇvīśamabruvan | bho māṇḍavya mahāsattva varadāste'maraiḥ saha
Naquela assembleia divina, Brahmā, Viṣṇu e Īśa disseram: «Ó Māṇḍavya, grande alma—com os imortais, estamos aqui para conceder-te dádivas».
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Īśa (Trimūrti) addressing Māṇḍavya
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A radiant triad—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśa—appears in a celestial assembly with devas; they address sage Māṇḍavya seated in austerity, hands folded.
FAQs
Severe tapas, when aligned with dharma, draws divine recognition and culminates in grace (vara).
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha where Māṇḍavya’s austerity becomes the cause of a divine assembly.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights tapas as the spiritual discipline leading to boons.