Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
अथ तं पुरुषव्याघ्रमंतर्जलचरो महान् । निजग्राह जले ग्राहः कुंतीपुत्रं धनंजयम्
atha taṃ puruṣavyāghramaṃtarjalacaro mahān | nijagrāha jale grāhaḥ kuṃtīputraṃ dhanaṃjayam
Da packte ein mächtiges Krokodil, das unter dem Wasser dahinglitt, im Fluss jenen Tiger unter den Menschen: Dhanañjaya, den Sohn der Kuntī.
Narrator (contextual, within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa frame)
Type: ghat
Scene: A clear river with rippling surface; beneath, a massive crocodile surges upward and clamps onto Arjuna’s leg/waist as he stands like a ‘tiger among men’—tension between calm water and violent undertow.
FAQs
Even at sacred places, dramatic trials may arise, often serving as gateways to revelation and grace in Purāṇic narratives.
The episode occurs at Saubhadra Tīrtha, where the miraculous incident unfolds.
No new prescription here; it continues the snāna context and introduces the tīrtha’s extraordinary event.