Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
यावत्पश्यति तावत्स स्थलस्थाने जलाशयान् । जलस्थानेषु संजाताः स्थलसंघाः सुदुर्गमाः
yāvatpaśyati tāvatsa sthalasthāne jalāśayān | jalasthāneṣu saṃjātāḥ sthalasaṃghāḥ sudurgamāḥ
Aussi loin que portait son regard, il y avait des réservoirs d’eau là où devait être la terre ferme ; et dans les lieux mêmes de l’eau s’étaient formées des masses de terre, très difficiles à franchir.
Narrator (Purāṇic frame narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast, uncanny landscape: shimmering water pools occupying former plains, while sudden earthen ridges and islands rise where rivers/lakes should be; the king and companions pause, scanning the horizon in disbelief.
FAQs
The world’s forms are unstable; sacred narratives use altered landscapes to signal karmic change and the unseen power of place.
The verse depicts a wondrous geography but does not name the tīrtha explicitly in this line.
None in this verse.