Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
एवं ज्ञात्वा ततश्चैव तपः कुरुत दुष्करम् । तथा चैव सुराः सर्वे देवा ह्यग्निपुरोगमाः
evaṃ jñātvā tataścaiva tapaḥ kuruta duṣkaram | tathā caiva surāḥ sarve devā hyagnipurogamāḥ
ఇట్లు తెలిసికొని కఠినమైన తపస్సు చేయుడి. అలాగే అగ్ని నాయకత్వమున సమస్త దేవతలూ అదే విధంగా చేసిరి.
Unspecified Purāṇic narrator (continuing narrative of the gods’ observance)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-tīra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: All devas, with Agni at the forefront, begin severe austerities—standing, seated meditation, fire-vigils—on the riverbank after Brahmā’s counsel.
FAQs
Right understanding should culminate in disciplined practice—tapas—modeled even by the gods.
The narrative is moving toward the establishment of a Devatīrtha on the Revā/Narmadā, later named and praised as an unsurpassed sacred ford.
Tapas (austerity/penance) is prescribed as the central discipline.