Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
तावद्वसन्तसमये कस्मिंश्चित्कारणान्तरे । विमानस्थो महादेवो गच्छन्वै ह्युमया सह
tāvadvasantasamaye kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare | vimānastho mahādevo gacchanvai hyumayā saha
அப்போது வசந்த காலத்தில், வேறொரு காரணச் சந்தர்ப்பத்தில், விமானத்தில் அமர்ந்த மகாதேவர் உமையுடன் சேர்ந்து உண்மையிலே பயணித்தார்।
Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)
Tirtha: Dāruvana
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: In spring, Mahādeva and Umā travel in a vimāna above/through the sacred forest; blossoms, fresh leaves, and gentle light surround the divine couple, foreshadowing a significant event.
FAQs
The Purāṇas frame sacred places through divine movement—Śiva’s journey becomes a means to reveal tīrtha-mahātmya.
The narrative is moving toward a sanctified āśrama/tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa, introduced through Śiva’s travel with Umā.
None in this verse; it sets the narrative scene for a forthcoming revelation.
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