Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
एवमुक्तस्तदा शैलो दवैर्दैत्यैः स मंदरः । उवाच निःसृतो भूत्वा परं विग्रहवान्वचः
evamuktastadā śailo davairdaityaiḥ sa maṃdaraḥ | uvāca niḥsṛto bhūtvā paraṃ vigrahavānvacaḥ
Ainsi interpellée par les dieux et les daityas, cette montagne — Mandara — se manifesta alors et prononça des paroles sublimes, comme si elle avait pris corps.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, contextual)
Scene: Devas and daityas stand before Mandara; the mountain ‘emerges’ and speaks as if taking a subtle anthropomorphic form—eyes, mouth, and a radiant aura—while clouds and celestial beings gather.
FAQs
Creation is responsive to dharmic purpose; even nature is portrayed as participating in cosmic duty.
Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape; Mandara is invoked as a sanctified cosmic mountain within Purāṇic geography.
None; it is narrative setup for the churning episode.