Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
तस्मिन्महार्णवे घोरे नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे । मयूरं स्वर्णपत्राढ्यमपश्यंसहसा जले । विचित्रचन्द्रकोपेतं नीलकंठं सुलोचनम्
tasminmahārṇave ghore naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame | mayūraṃ svarṇapatrāḍhyamapaśyaṃsahasā jale | vicitracandrakopetaṃ nīlakaṃṭhaṃ sulocanam
Dans ce grand océan terrifiant, lorsque tous les êtres immobiles et mobiles avaient péri, j’aperçus soudain dans les eaux un paon paré de plumes d’or : à la gorge bleue, aux beaux yeux, portant une crête merveilleuse semblable à la lune.
First-person narrator (identity not explicit in snippet; likely the section’s narrator recounting events)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) – implied; pralaya-ocean setting
Type: kshetra
Scene: On dark pralaya waters, a radiant peacock with golden feathering appears suddenly; blue throat gleams; eyes gentle; crest like a small moon-disc; no other life visible.
FAQs
Even amid total dissolution, divine presence manifests to guide and protect, revealing the Lord’s sovereignty beyond catastrophe.
No single tirtha is named; the verse supports the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred frame by narrating divine manifestation associated with the cosmic waters.
None in this verse.