Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 74
चतुरस्तांश्च वै कुम्भान् पश्यामि तत्र भारत । न च पश्यामि तां देवीं गता वै कुत्रचिच्च ते
caturastāṃśca vai kumbhān paśyāmi tatra bhārata | na ca paśyāmi tāṃ devīṃ gatā vai kutracicca te
وہاں میں نے چار گھڑے دیکھے، اے بھارت! مگر اُس دیوی کو نہ دیکھا؛ وہ یقیناً کہیں چلی گئی تھی—تمہارے لیے بھی نامعلوم۔
First-person narrator addressing ‘Bhārata’
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (symbolic locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata/Pāṇḍava
Scene: Four jars stand prominently on the ground like ritual kumbhas; the seeker looks around, perplexed, because the Goddess is not visible.
FAQs
Divine events may leave only signs behind; one should interpret occurrences with humility and seek the dharmic meaning rather than mere appearances.
No specific tīrtha is named; the passage remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader Narmadā-centered sacred narrative.
None explicitly; the mention of kumbhas is narrative detail rather than a stated ritual.