Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
ततः क्षीरोदधिं जग्मुर्ब्रह्माद्यास्त्रिदिवौकसः । यत्र शेते चतुर्बाहुर्योगनिद्रां च संगतः
tataḥ kṣīrodadhiṃ jagmurbrahmādyāstridivaukasaḥ | yatra śete caturbāhuryoganidrāṃ ca saṃgataḥ
তেতিয়া ব্ৰহ্মা আদি ত্ৰিদিৱবাসীসকল ক্ষীৰসাগৰলৈ গ’ল, য’ত চতুৰ্ভুজ প্ৰভু যোগনিদ্ৰাত লীন হৈ শয়ন কৰি আছে।
Narrator (puranic narration) describing the devas’ movement
Tirtha: Kṣīroda-sāgara (cosmic)
Type: sangam
Listener: null
Scene: Brahmā and devas traverse luminous cosmic waters to the Milk Ocean; Viṣṇu, four-armed, reclines on Ananta in yogic sleep, radiating calm amid crisis.
FAQs
When crises arise, the tradition turns to the sustaining principle (Viṣṇu) for guidance and balance.
The main māhātmya concerns Prabhāsa-kṣetra, though this verse briefly shifts to the cosmic location Kṣīroda-dadhi.
None; it is a narrative transition to seeking Viṣṇu.
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