Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
हुंकारगर्भे मत्स्यं च दृष्ट्वा तं स महेश्वरः । तेजसा स्तंभयामास वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
huṃkāragarbhe matsyaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā taṃ sa maheśvaraḥ | tejasā staṃbhayāmāsa vākyametaduvāca ha
Voyant ce poisson dans le sein du son « huṃ », Maheśvara l’immobilisa par l’ardeur de sa splendeur, puis il prononça ces paroles.
Brahmā (narrating); Maheśvara is the actor within the story
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dramatic moment: within a swirling ‘huṃ’ sound-visualization, the fish is seen; Maheśvara radiates fiery splendor, freezing the creature in place, then begins to speak.
FAQs
Divine sound-power and radiance (tejas) are portrayed as forces that restrain chaos and reveal sacred order.
The verse remains within the unnamed city/Kṣīrasāgara narrative frame; no explicit tīrtha name occurs here.
No direct prescription; it alludes to the potency of bīja-like sound (huṃ) as a sacred power.