Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
अयं च सात्त्विको दोषो मदादस्माद्विनश्यति । आवर्त इव तोयस्य जनावर्ते यदाकुलः
ayaṃ ca sāttviko doṣo madādasmādvinaśyati | āvarta iva toyasya janāvarte yadākulaḥ
This too is a sāttvic fault, and it is ruined by the pride that arises from it—like a whirlpool in water, turbulent in the eddy of the currents.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A clear river with a visible whirlpool; within it, a faint silhouette of a meditator being pulled into circular motion, while on the bank a calm guru points toward the steady flow downstream—symbolizing humility and straight practice.
FAQs
Subtle spiritual states can turn turbulent through ego, pulling the mind into agitation like an eddy in water.
No tīrtha is praised; the imagery is illustrative, not geographical.
None; it is a cautionary description aimed at inner discipline and steadiness.