Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
देवस्तु दक्षिणामाशां गतश्चैवोमया सह । भयभीतो निरीक्षेत ग्रीवां भज्य पुनःपुनः
devastu dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ gataścaivomayā saha | bhayabhīto nirīkṣeta grīvāṃ bhajya punaḥpunaḥ
مگر پروردگار اُما کے ساتھ جنوب کی سمت روانہ ہوا۔ خوف زدہ ہو کر وہ بار بار پیچھے دیکھتا رہا اور گردن کو بار بار موڑ کر جھانکتا رہا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva departs toward the south with Umā, glancing back repeatedly with a tense, watchful posture; behind them the threat lingers off-frame.
FAQs
The Purāṇas dramatize how even a granted boon can create peril, teaching vigilance and the necessity of safeguarding dharma.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this line; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa episode within the Narmadā sacred setting.
None.
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