Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
याभिस्त्विह समानीतः पक्षिराजसमन्विताः । दिशस्ता विद्धि सर्वेशाः सर्वास्त्वं मुनिसत्तम
yābhistviha samānītaḥ pakṣirājasamanvitāḥ | diśastā viddhi sarveśāḥ sarvāstvaṃ munisattama
และเหล่าผู้ที่พาท่านมาที่นี่ พร้อมด้วยราชาแห่งปักษา—โอ้มหาฤๅษีผู้ประเสริฐ จงรู้เถิดว่าเขาเหล่านั้นคือผู้พิทักษ์ทิศทั้งปวง เป็นเจ้าแห่งทุกทิศทุกทาง
Narmadā-devī (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra/Śivapura-linked tīrtha (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: munisattama/vipra
Scene: A sage is escorted through the sky by radiant female/divine beings; the king of birds flies alongside; the eight directions are subtly personified around them as guardian presences.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and divine encounter are framed as guided by cosmic order—directional deities themselves participate in sacred journeys.
The Narmadā/Revā sacred landscape where celestial beings assemble, as described in Revākhaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse identifies divine beings involved in the sacred setting.