Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
हृदयेशः स्वयं विष्णुर्जपेद्देवं महेश्वरम् । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव मरुतो मारुतास्तथा
hṛdayeśaḥ svayaṃ viṣṇurjapeddevaṃ maheśvaram | gandharvāpsarasaścaiva maruto mārutāstathā
دل میں بسنے والے پروردگار وِشنو خود دیو مہیشور کا جپ کرتے ہیں۔ گندھرو، اپسرائیں اور مَرُت—ہوا کے دیوتا بھی اسی طرح جپ کرتے ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Śiva-centered)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A visionary scene: Viṣṇu seated in yogic posture with a subtle heart-lotus glow, chanting Maheśvara’s name; around him Gandharvas and Apsarases sing, while Maruts swirl as gentle winds, all oriented toward an unseen Śiva-presence.
FAQs
Supreme devotion transcends sectarian boundaries: even Viṣṇu and the celestial hosts honor Śiva through japa.
The same ‘parama tīrtha’ context of Revākhaṇḍa, whose sanctity is underscored by the presence and worship of divine beings.
Japa—repetition/chanting of Maheśvara’s name or mantra.