Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
संविदं परमां कृत्वा ज्ञात्वा देवं महेश्वरम् । क्षोभयित्वा मनस्तासां ततश्चादर्शनं गतम्
saṃvidaṃ paramāṃ kṛtvā jñātvā devaṃ maheśvaram | kṣobhayitvā manastāsāṃ tataścādarśanaṃ gatam
اعلیٰ عزم باندھ کر اور دیوتا کو خود مہیشور جان کر، انہوں نے اُن عورتوں کے دلوں کو مضطرب کر دیا؛ پھر وہ الٰہی جلوہ نگاہوں سے اوجھل ہو گیا۔
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā tirtha complex)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king addressed as nṛpa (context continues into next verses)
Scene: A forest-tirtha clearing near a river: a radiant, ascetic form recognized as Maheśvara; nearby women’s minds are stirred; the divine figure fades into light, leaving startled onlookers.
FAQs
Recognizing Śiva as the hidden divine force behind events reframes turmoil as a test; the mind’s agitation is depicted as the arena where dharma is proved.
The verse does not name a specific tīrtha; its setting remains within the Revā/Narmadā sacred narrative frame.
No explicit ritual is stated; the focus is on recognition of Maheśvara and the consequences of mental disturbance.