Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
स्वरणैरास्तृता दर्भैर्द्व्यंगुलोत्सेधिता मही । गंगायां सिकता धारा वर्षतो दिवि तारकाः
svaraṇairāstṛtā darbhairdvyaṃgulotsedhitā mahī | gaṃgāyāṃ sikatā dhārā varṣato divi tārakāḥ
Der Boden war mit goldenem Darbha-Gras bedeckt, um zwei Fingerbreiten erhöht; in der Gaṅgā floss ein Strom aus Sand, und am Himmel regneten die Sterne herab.
Nārada
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Listener: Kuru listener implied
Scene: A ritual arena carpeted with shining darbha like gold, slightly raised; the Gaṅgā shimmering with an uncanny stream of sand; above, stars falling like rain—an otherworldly night-sky miracle.
FAQs
Purāṇas often use wondrous imagery to signal extraordinary merit and auspiciousness surrounding dharmic rule and sacred settings.
Gaṅgā is explicitly mentioned; the verse also evokes a broader sacred landscape of abundance.
None directly; the verse is descriptive, employing marvel-imagery rather than prescribing a rite.