Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
सततं शोष्यमाणोऽपि वाडवेन दिवानिशम् । समुद्रसलिलं मेघाः समादाय ततः परम्
satataṃ śoṣyamāṇo'pi vāḍavena divāniśam | samudrasalilaṃ meghāḥ samādāya tataḥ param
Bien qu’il soit sans cesse asséché jour et nuit par le feu sous-marin (Vāḍava), les nuées puisent les eaux de l’océan, et ensuite…
Śiva
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A vast ocean under a night sky; beneath the waves a glowing submarine fire dries waters, while above, dark monsoon clouds draw up vapor in spiraling streams—cosmic balance rendered as simultaneous drying and gathering.
FAQs
Cosmic balance is maintained through opposing forces—desiccation and replenishment—under divine order.
Not a single tīrtha; it provides a cosmological frame supporting the sanctity of ocean and river systems.
None explicitly.