Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
ततोऽहं तस्य पक्षान्ते प्रलीनस्तु भ्रमञ्जले । काले युगसाहस्रान्ते अश्रान्तोऽर्णवमध्यगः
tato'haṃ tasya pakṣānte pralīnastu bhramañjale | kāle yugasāhasrānte aśrānto'rṇavamadhyagaḥ
Alors je demeurai comme absorbé à l’extrémité de son aile, tandis que les eaux tourbillonnaient. Quand le temps atteignit la fin de mille yuga, je me tenais encore, infatigable, au cœur de l’océan.
Narrator (a Brāhmaṇa sage) addressing a king (Nareśvara)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) frame—cosmic endurance episode
Type: kshetra
Listener: Suvrata / Nareśvara (frame addressee indicated by vocatives across verses)
Scene: A tiny human figure rests at the edge of a colossal wing, suspended above swirling waters; the sky suggests aeons passing—stars, dawns, and dusks layered in one frame.
FAQs
One who abides in divine protection can remain steady even amid cosmic-scale upheavals and vast time.
The Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape frames the story, but this verse itself highlights a cosmic ocean setting rather than a named tīrtha.
None; the focus is narrative—cosmic time and steadfastness.