Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
पीतपानो जगामाथ रैवतोद्यानमृद्धिमत् । हस्ते गृहीत्वा स गदां रेवत्यादिभिरन्वितः
pītapāno jagāmātha raivatodyānamṛddhimat | haste gṛhītvā sa gadāṃ revatyādibhiranvitaḥ
மதுபானம் அருந்திய பின், செழுமைமிக்க ரைவதத் தோட்டத்திற்குச் சென்றான்; கையில் கதையைப் பிடித்து, ரேவதி முதலியோருடன் முன்னே நடந்தான்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Raivata-udyāna
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Balarāma, slightly flushed from drink, walks to the opulent Raivata Garden holding his mace; Revatī and attendants follow amid flowering trees and manicured paths—beauty edged with martial readiness.
FAQs
Sacred landscapes (udyānas/vanas) are portrayed as extensions of dharma—places where divine figures move, making geography spiritually meaningful.
Raivata Udyāna is introduced as a notable sacred/prosperous grove within the Dvārakā-linked narrative in Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya.
None stated; the verse sets scene and movement.