Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
गृहीता जलमध्यस्था तेन सा काममोदिनी । खमुत्पपात दुष्टात्मा गृहीत्वाभरणान्यपि
gṛhītā jalamadhyasthā tena sā kāmamodinī | khamutpapāta duṣṭātmā gṛhītvābharaṇānyapi
ขณะนางอยู่กลางสายน้ำ เขาก็คว้าตัวกามโมทินีไว้ แล้วผู้มีจิตชั่วก็กระโจนขึ้นสู่เวหา พร้อมฉกเอาเครื่องประดับไปด้วย
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A hawk-form demon snatches the maiden from the river’s center; water splashes below as he ascends, her ornaments glinting and beginning to slip.
FAQs
It dramatizes adharma’s violence and theft, setting the stage for the restoration of order through tapas, devotion, or divine intervention.
The episode unfolds within the Revā (Narmadā) regional mahatmya context rather than praising a named tirtha in this line.
None; it narrates an act of wrongdoing that prompts later dharmic resolution.