Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 67
एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा पिप्पलादं महामुनिम् । जगामादर्शनं देवो भूतसङ्घसमन्वितः
evamuktastathetyuktvā pippalādaṃ mahāmunim | jagāmādarśanaṃ devo bhūtasaṅghasamanvitaḥ
เมื่อถูกทูลเช่นนั้น พระผู้เป็นเทพตรัสแก่พระมหามุนีปิปปลาทะว่า “ตถาสตु—เป็นเช่นนั้นเถิด” แล้วเสด็จลับหายไปจากสายตา พร้อมด้วยหมู่คณะภูตคณะ
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha with Śiva-sannidhāna (sealed by assent)
Type: tirtha
Listener: null
Scene: Śiva, surrounded by bhūta-gaṇas, gives a final assent to Pippalāda; then the divine form dissolves into light or mist, leaving the sage in serene gratitude on the riverbank.
FAQs
When a boon is granted with divine assent (“tathāstu”), the sanctity of the tīrtha becomes assured and enduring.
The Pippalāda-associated tīrtha of the Revā Khaṇḍa, whose authority is sealed by Śiva’s consent.
No ritual is stated; the verse narrates Śiva’s granting of the request and His disappearance from view.