Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
यावत्पश्यति तावत्स स्थलस्थाने जलाशयान् । जलस्थानेषु संजाताः स्थलसंघाः सुदुर्गमाः
yāvatpaśyati tāvatsa sthalasthāne jalāśayān | jalasthāneṣu saṃjātāḥ sthalasaṃghāḥ sudurgamāḥ
وبقدر ما كان يبصر، كانت هناك خزانات ماءٍ حيث ينبغي أن تكون اليابسة؛ وفي مواضع الماء نفسها نشأت كتلٌ من الأرض، عسيرة العبور.
Narrator (Purāṇic frame narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast, uncanny landscape: shimmering water pools occupying former plains, while sudden earthen ridges and islands rise where rivers/lakes should be; the king and companions pause, scanning the horizon in disbelief.
FAQs
The world’s forms are unstable; sacred narratives use altered landscapes to signal karmic change and the unseen power of place.
The verse depicts a wondrous geography but does not name the tīrtha explicitly in this line.
None in this verse.