Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47
प्रसीदतु स वां देवो यस्य रूपमिदं द्विधा । धामभूतस्य लोकानामनादेरप्रतिष्ठतः
prasīdatu sa vāṃ devo yasya rūpamidaṃ dvidhā | dhāmabhūtasya lokānāmanāderapratiṣṭhataḥ
وہی دیوتا آپ دونوں پر مہربان ہو—جس کی ایک ہی حقیقت یہاں دو صورتوں میں ظاہر ہوئی ہے؛ جو ازل سے ہے، عوالم کا دھام ہے، مگر خود کسی ٹھہراؤ اور قرار سے بے نیاز ہے۔
Devotees/petitioners (contextual prayer within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Badarikāśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A metaphysical stotra moment: the speakers gesture toward the two forms while invoking the single, beginningless Lord—suggesting one radiance appearing as two; the background hints at cosmic expanse beyond the āśrama.
FAQs
The Supreme is both immanent (as the world’s abode) and transcendent (without dependence), and sincere prayer seeks His grace.
The Revā (Narmadā) sacred region is the narrative setting of the Revā Khaṇḍa, framing this hymn-like supplication.
None explicitly; the verse functions as a praise-prayer (stotra) invoking divine favor.