Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
आप्लुत्याप्लुत्य तिष्ठंति पर्वताः सर्वतो भुवि । आक्रम्याक्रम्य तिष्ठंति यत्रयत्र महीधराः
āplutyāplutya tiṣṭhaṃti parvatāḥ sarvato bhuvi | ākramyākramya tiṣṭhaṃti yatrayatra mahīdharāḥ
Bondissant sans cesse, les montagnes s’arrêtaient partout sur la terre ; s’abattant à maintes reprises, ces porteurs du monde se posaient où bon leur semblait.
Sūta
Tirtha: null
Type: null
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Mountains repeatedly leap and crash down across the earth, compressing the ground; dust rises; the world appears shaken as the earth-bearers choose their resting places at whim.
FAQs
Unchecked power becomes destructive; dharma requires boundaries and restraint to protect life.
No; the verse continues the prelude to later tīrtha-specific explanations in Setukhaṇḍa.
None.