Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
क्षीराब्धेर्मथ्यमानस्य पर्वतो हि रसातलम् । गतः स तत्क्षणादेव कूर्मो भूत्वा रमापतिः । उद्धृतस्तत्क्षणादेव तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
kṣīrābdhermathyamānasya parvato hi rasātalam | gataḥ sa tatkṣaṇādeva kūrmo bhūtvā ramāpatiḥ | uddhṛtastatkṣaṇādeva tadadbhutamivābhavat
Als der Milchozean gerührt wurde, sank der Berg sogleich nach Rasātala hinab. In eben diesem Augenblick wurde der Herr der Ramā zu Kūrma, der Schildkröte, und hob ihn unverzüglich empor – wahrlich ein wunderbares Geschehen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Mandara sinks; the ocean churn pauses; Viṣṇu appears as a colossal tortoise beneath the mountain, lifting it as waves surge and gods look on in astonishment.
FAQs
When the foundation fails, the Divine becomes the support; avatāra is portrayed as God’s compassionate intervention to uphold the cosmic work.
No earthly tīrtha is directly praised; the verse describes a cosmic event (Kṣīrasāgara and Rasātala).
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