Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 83
भवन्त्यः स च देवेन्द्रो लोकाश्च ससुरासुराः । समुद्राद्रिवनोपेता मद्देहान्तरगोचराः
bhavantyaḥ sa ca devendro lokāśca sasurāsurāḥ | samudrādrivanopetā maddehāntaragocarāḥ
भवत्यश्च स देवेन्द्रो लोकाश्च ससुरासुराः, समुद्राद्रिवनोपेताः—एते सर्वे मद्देहान्तरगोचराः।
Unspecified (Revā-khaṇḍa narrative voice; a yogic/expanded-self declaration)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra as inner-cosmos gateway (generalized)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic-bodied being/teacher whose torso contains miniature worlds: oceans, mountains, forests, devas and asuras; Indra appears as a small figure within the vast body, emphasizing scale and immanence.
FAQs
The cosmos can be contemplated as contained within the Self—supporting the vision of non-separation.
No single tīrtha is named; it is a cosmic statement within the Revā-khaṇḍa context.
None; it points to contemplative realization rather than ritual action.
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