Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
ईश्वर उवाच । यस्याग्रतो भवेद्ब्रह्मा विष्णुः शम्भुस्तथैव च । स्वर्गेण तस्य किं कार्यं स गतः किं करिष्यति
īśvara uvāca | yasyāgrato bhavedbrahmā viṣṇuḥ śambhustathaiva ca | svargeṇa tasya kiṃ kāryaṃ sa gataḥ kiṃ kariṣyati
ஈஸ்வரன் கூறினான்—யாரின் முன்னிலையில் பிரம்மா, விஷ்ணு, சம்பு மூவரும் நேரில் இருப்பார்களோ, அவருக்கு சொர்க்கம் எதற்கு? அங்கே சென்றாலும் அவர் உண்மையில் என்ன பயன் அடைவார்?
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Citrasena (king) and/or the immediate audience in the narrative frame
Scene: Īśvara speaks a contemplative teaching: before the devotee stand Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śambhu; the king/listener is shown humbled, with svarga depicted as pale and distant compared to the radiant triad.
FAQs
Direct divine presence (darśana) is superior to heavenly reward; svarga is not the highest aim when God is attained.
The Revā Khaṇḍa setting is honored indirectly as the place enabling such darśana; no separate tīrtha name is stated here.
None; it is a theological valuation of darśana over svarga.