Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
एतेषां तु पृथग्भावं ये कुर्वन्ति सुमोहिताः । तेषां धर्मः कुतः सिद्धिर्जायते पापकर्मिणाम्
eteṣāṃ tu pṛthagbhāvaṃ ye kurvanti sumohitāḥ | teṣāṃ dharmaḥ kutaḥ siddhirjāyate pāpakarmiṇām
لیکن جو لوگ سخت فریب میں پڑ کر اِن الٰہی صورتوں میں جدائی اور تفریق ٹھہراتے ہیں، اُن گناہ گاروں کے لیے دھرم کہاں سے ثابت ہو اور روحانی کامیابی کیسے پیدا ہو؟
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) in tri-river doctrine
Type: river
Scene: A teacher-figure admonishes deluded pilgrims who argue about separateness of sacred rivers/deities; behind them a confluence-like vision shows three rivers as one luminous current.
FAQs
True dharma includes right vision: honoring the unity of the Divine rather than cultivating divisive notions.
None directly; it strengthens the Revā-khaṇḍa’s devotional ethos for worship along Revā’s banks.
No explicit ritual; it prescribes a corrective attitude (bhāva) toward the Divine.