Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
अकस्मात्ते गता वेदा न सृजेयं विभो भुवम् । तेऽपि सर्वे महादेव प्रविष्टाः सम्मुखार्णवम्
akasmātte gatā vedā na sṛjeyaṃ vibho bhuvam | te'pi sarve mahādeva praviṣṭāḥ sammukhārṇavam
Als deine Veden plötzlich fortgingen, o Herr, vermochte ich die Welt nicht zu erschaffen. Und jene Veden selbst, o Mahādeva, sind alle in den Ozean eingegangen, der vor dir liegt.
Brahmā (deduced)
Tirtha: Arnava (ocean) as śruti-nidhāna (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau: the Vedas personified as luminous syllable-forms departing and entering a vast ocean before Mahādeva; the creator figure stands helpless, indicating creation’s pause.
FAQs
Cosmic creation is shown to depend on Vedic order, and the Vedas ultimately rest under the sovereignty of Mahādeva.
The verse references an 'ocean' motif within the narrative, but does not explicitly identify a pilgrimage site; the broader Revā Khaṇḍa context remains the geographic frame.
None; it is mythic narration establishing the theological dependence of creation upon the Vedas.