Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
पृथिवीं समभिक्रम्य संस्थितो मेघमंडले । प्रवहोनाम यो मेघान्प्रवहत्यतिशक्तिमान्
pṛthivīṃ samabhikramya saṃsthito meghamaṃḍale | pravahonāma yo meghānpravahatyatiśaktimān
بعد أن أحاط بالأرض كلّها، يستقرّ حاملُ الريح الأوّل في فلك السحاب. ويُدعى «برافاها»، شديدَ القوّة، وهو الذي يسوق السحبَ إلى الأمام.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A vast atmospheric ring of clouds encircles the earth; within it stands Pravaha, the mighty wind-support, pushing cloud-masses onward in a regulated procession.
FAQs
Cosmic processes like cloud movement are governed by ordered divine principles, reminding the listener of an intelligent, sustained cosmic order.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse focuses on cosmological mechanics (cloud sphere and wind).
None; it defines the function of Pravaha within the seven vāyu-skaṃdhas.