Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
कम्बलोऽधिगतस्तात पाशधृग्वरुणस्तथा । यमश्च भगवान्देव आश्रित्य चोदरं श्रितः
kambalo'dhigatastāta pāśadhṛgvaruṇastathā | yamaśca bhagavāndeva āśritya codaraṃ śritaḥ
அன்புள்ளவனே, அங்கே கம்பலன் தன் இடத்தைப் பெற்றான்; பாசம் தாங்கும் வருணனும், பகவான் தேவ யமனும் அதைச் சார்ந்து அவளின் வயிற்றில் தங்கியுள்ளனர்।
Unspecified in snippet (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: tāta / nṛpa (king addressed affectionately)
Scene: A semi-transparent depiction of the cow’s belly as a sacred interior where Varuṇa with pāśa, Yama with staff, and Kambala (nāga/underworld being) are stationed like guardians of cosmic order; the sage points while the king listens.
FAQs
A tīrtha is portrayed as divinely inhabited; reverence for such a place aligns one with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).
A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha in the Narmadā/Revā sacred landscape (the precise name is supplied by the surrounding verses).
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the site's sanctity through divine presence.