Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52
अस्मिन्पुण्ये सुरेशान वस्तुं वाञ्छामहे सदा । शतक्रतुः प्राह पुनर्वासो वात्र भविष्यति । सत्यधर्मरता यूयं यावत्कालं भविष्यथ
asminpuṇye sureśāna vastuṃ vāñchāmahe sadā | śatakratuḥ prāha punarvāso vātra bhaviṣyati | satyadharmaratā yūyaṃ yāvatkālaṃ bhaviṣyatha
హే దేవేశ్వరా! ఈ పుణ్యస్థలంలో మేము సదా నివసించాలని కోరుతున్నాము. శతక్రతువు మరల చెప్పెను—మీరు సత్యధర్మాలలో నిష్ఠగా ఉన్నంతకాలం ఇక్కడ మీకు మళ్లీ మళ్లీ నివాసం కలుగును.
Indra (Śatakratu) responding to the sages (with an initial request voiced to Sureśāna)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: a king addressed as rājaśārdūla (named in surrounding passage)
Scene: On a luminous riverbank tīrtha, a group of devas/ṛṣis petition Indra for perpetual dwelling; Indra responds with a boon conditioned on satya-dharma, with Revā’s waters glinting behind.
FAQs
Access to and continuity in a sacred place is tied to ethical qualification—steadfastness in satya and dharma sustains spiritual privilege.
A “puṇya” locale in Revā-khaṇḍa whose holiness is affirmed by the desire of sages to dwell there and by Indra’s sanction.
Not a ritual, but a vow-like ethical requirement: remain devoted to truth and dharma to retain the boon of dwelling there.
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