Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । भूयोऽप्यहं प्रवक्ष्यामि आदित्येश्वरमुत्तमम् । सर्वदुःखहरं पार्थ सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | bhūyo'pyahaṃ pravakṣyāmi ādityeśvaramuttamam | sarvaduḥkhaharaṃ pārtha sarvavighnavināśanam
ศรีมารกัณฑेयกล่าวว่า: โอ บุตรแห่งปฤถา เราจักกล่าวอีกครั้งถึงอาทิตเยศวรผู้สูงสุด ผู้ขจัดทุกข์ทั้งปวง และทำลายอุปสรรคทั้งสิ้น
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Ravitīrtha (with Ādityeśvara)
Type: ghat
Listener: A royal interlocutor addressed as Pārtha/Kurunandana/Nṛpottama (kingly listener within Revākhaṇḍa frame)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya, radiant and aged-sage, addresses a royal listener; behind them a riverbank tīrtha with a Śiva-liṅga named Ādityeśvara glowing like the sun, dispelling dark clouds of sorrow and obstacles.
FAQs
A tīrtha-deity’s grace is framed as practical and compassionate—ending sorrow and removing impediments for devotees.
Ādityeśvara (a sacred manifestation tied to the Revā Khaṇḍa landscape); the exact locale is developed in the chapter’s māhātmya context.
No specific rite here; it introduces the forthcoming praise and description of Ādityeśvara.