Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
ततोऽहं विस्मयाविष्टस्तं बकं समुदीक्ष्य वै । अस्मिन्महार्णवे घोरे कुतोऽयं पक्षिसंभवः
tato'haṃ vismayāviṣṭastaṃ bakaṃ samudīkṣya vai | asminmahārṇave ghore kuto'yaṃ pakṣisaṃbhavaḥ
ثم امتلأتُ دهشةً وأنا أحدّق في ذلك الكُركي، وقلتُ في نفسي: «في هذا المحيط العظيم المهيب، من أين جاء هذا الطائر؟»
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) narrative sphere
Type: kshetra
Scene: The meditator, eyes opened in astonishment, gazes at the pale crane hovering/standing against a terrifying, boundless ocean; the contrast between dread waters and serene white bird dominates the scene.
FAQs
Wonder before the impossible becomes the doorway to recognizing the presence of the divine beyond ordinary causality.
None; the verse is set in the cosmic ocean during dissolution.
None explicitly.