Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
ततः क्षीरोदधिं जग्मुर्ब्रह्माद्यास्त्रिदिवौकसः । यत्र शेते चतुर्बाहुर्योगनिद्रां च संगतः
tataḥ kṣīrodadhiṃ jagmurbrahmādyāstridivaukasaḥ | yatra śete caturbāhuryoganidrāṃ ca saṃgataḥ
Alors Brahmā et les autres habitants du ciel se rendirent à l’Océan de Lait, où le Seigneur aux quatre bras repose dans le sommeil yogique (Yoga-nidrā).
Narrator (puranic narration) describing the devas’ movement
Tirtha: Kṣīroda-sāgara (cosmic)
Type: sangam
Listener: null
Scene: Brahmā and devas traverse luminous cosmic waters to the Milk Ocean; Viṣṇu, four-armed, reclines on Ananta in yogic sleep, radiating calm amid crisis.
FAQs
When crises arise, the tradition turns to the sustaining principle (Viṣṇu) for guidance and balance.
The main māhātmya concerns Prabhāsa-kṣetra, though this verse briefly shifts to the cosmic location Kṣīroda-dadhi.
None; it is a narrative transition to seeking Viṣṇu.