Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
ससंभ्रमं समुत्थाय तत्सर्वं प्रत्यवेक्षत । अपूर्वमिव चात्मानमपूर्वमिव बालकम्
sasaṃbhramaṃ samutthāya tatsarvaṃ pratyavekṣata | apūrvamiva cātmānamapūrvamiva bālakam
وہ حیرت سے اٹھ بیٹھی اور سب کچھ غور سے دیکھنے لگی—اپنے آپ کو بھی گویا بالکل نیا، اور لڑکے کو بھی گویا بالکل نیا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: She rises quickly, scanning the surroundings; everything looks unprecedented—her own form and the boy’s form appear renewed, as if freshly revealed by divine light.
FAQs
When grace descends, even one’s self-identity and circumstances appear renewed—inviting deeper faith and gratitude.
No specific tīrtha is named; the focus remains on the power of Śiva’s favor.
None; it is an observational moment in the narrative.