Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
तामुज्जहारार्णवतोयमग्नां करी निमग्नामिव हस्तिनीं हठात् । नावं विशीर्णामिव तोयमध्यादुदीर्णसत्त्वोऽनुपमप्रभावः
tāmujjahārārṇavatoyamagnāṃ karī nimagnāmiva hastinīṃ haṭhāt | nāvaṃ viśīrṇāmiva toyamadhyādudīrṇasattvo'nupamaprabhāvaḥ
D’un élan, Il la tira des profondeurs de l’océan—tel un éléphant relevant une éléphante engloutie. Avec une vigueur montante et une puissance sans pareille, Il la retira comme on repêche une barque brisée du milieu des eaux.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]
Scene: The Lord hauls Earth from the ocean like an elephant lifting a submerged mate; also like retrieving a shattered boat from mid-waters—dynamic, forceful upward motion.
FAQs
The Lord’s saving action is decisive and compassionate—He restores the world from ruin with unmatched strength.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues the Varāha episode within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual instruction appears in this verse.