Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
चेरुश्च भूधराश्चैव चुक्षुभे च महोदधिः । देवाश्च स्वेषु धिष्ण्येषु निष्प्रभेषु हतप्रभाः । बभूवुरवनीपाल परमं क्षोभमागताः
ceruśca bhūdharāścaiva cukṣubhe ca mahodadhiḥ | devāśca sveṣu dhiṣṇyeṣu niṣprabheṣu hataprabhāḥ | babhūvuravanīpāla paramaṃ kṣobhamāgatāḥ
పర్వతాలూ కదిలాయి, మహాసముద్రమూ కల్లోలమైంది. దేవతలు తమ తమ ధామాలలో కాంతి మసకబారి, తామూ తేజస్సు కోల్పోయి—ఓ అవనీపాలా—అత్యంత కలతకు లోనయ్యారు.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Āvantya/Revā narration)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā sphere of influence in the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Avanīpāla / Pṛthivīpati (king)
Scene: Mountains subtly walking, the ocean churning, and devas in their aerial abodes appearing dim and anxious—light drained from their faces and palaces—while the Earth-king is addressed as witness to the upheaval.
FAQs
Great tapas is not merely personal; it reverberates through the cosmos, compelling even the gods to take notice and respond.
No single tīrtha is stated; the broader sanctified geography is the Gandhamādana setting within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; the verse describes cosmic portents arising from austerity.