Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
एतत्संक्षेपतः सर्वं संक्षिप्तं तैर्महात्मभिः । विभक्तं च चतुर्भागैर्ब्रह्माद्यैश्च महर्षिभिः
etatsaṃkṣepataḥ sarvaṃ saṃkṣiptaṃ tairmahātmabhiḥ | vibhaktaṃ ca caturbhāgairbrahmādyaiśca maharṣibhiḥ
یہ سب کچھ اختصار کے ساتھ اُن مہان بھاؤں نے سمیٹ دیا؛ اور برہما سے آغاز کرنے والے مہارشیوں نے اسے چار حصّوں میں بھی تقسیم کیا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Purāṇa-inquirer
Scene: A council of sages with Brahmā presiding, arranging palm-leaf bundles into four stacks; the atmosphere is orderly, like compiling a sacred guidebook; subtle river iconography indicates the Revā focus.
FAQs
Great sages organize revelation so seekers can approach it step-by-step—structure itself becomes a form of compassion.
No single site; the verse frames the textual architecture supporting the Narmadā/Revā māhātmya.
None.