Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
परमात्मा तदा विष्णुराधारो मंदरस्य च । दोर्भिश्चतुर्भिः संगृह्य ममंथाब्धिं सुखावहम्
paramātmā tadā viṣṇurādhāro maṃdarasya ca | dorbhiścaturbhiḥ saṃgṛhya mamaṃthābdhiṃ sukhāvaham
Alors Viṣṇu, le Soi suprême, devint le soutien du mont Mandara ; le saisissant de ses quatre bras, il baratta l’océan, dispensant bienfait et joie.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Four-armed Viṣṇu steadies Mandara with his hands while the churning resumes smoothly; the ocean calms into rhythmic motion; faces relax into confidence.
FAQs
Cosmic welfare arises when the Supreme supports and steadies great undertakings; divine order sustains transformative effort.
This verse is within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography, framing Kedāra’s Shaiva milieu while narrating the cosmic churning episode.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the divine action that enables the churning.