Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
तेन गत्वा महादेवः परमानन्दसंस्थितः । सहसा तेन दृष्टोऽसौ हाहेत्युक्त्वा समुत्थितः
tena gatvā mahādevaḥ paramānandasaṃsthitaḥ | sahasā tena dṛṣṭo'sau hāhetyuktvā samutthitaḥ
جب وہ (اگنی) وہاں گیا تو اس نے مہادیو کو اعلیٰ ترین سرور میں قائم دیکھا؛ اچانک ان کی نظر پڑتے ہی اگنی ‘ہائے ہائے!’ کہہ کر فوراً اٹھ کھڑا ہوا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Scene: Agni arrives and beholds Mahādeva established in supreme bliss; when Śiva suddenly notices him, Agni recoils, exclaiming ‘hā hā’, and rises in alarm.
FAQs
The divine is portrayed as supreme bliss itself; even powerful cosmic forces like Agni respond with awe and humility before Śiva.
The verse participates in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting (Revā/Narmadā region), without naming a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a narrative moment emphasizing reverence and fear before divine presence.