Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
समुद्र उवाच । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो न भीः कार्या कथंचित्सुरसत्तमाः । अहं वो रक्षयिष्यामि प्रविशध्वं ममोदरे
samudra uvāca | brāhmaṇebhyo na bhīḥ kāryā kathaṃcitsurasattamāḥ | ahaṃ vo rakṣayiṣyāmi praviśadhvaṃ mamodare
L’Océan dit : «Ô les plus éminents des dieux, ne craignez nullement les brāhmaṇas. Je vous protégerai ; entrez dans mon ventre, dans mes profondeurs.»
Samudra (Sāgara, the Ocean)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Samudra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas (surasattamāḥ)
Scene: The Ocean speaks with calm authority, telling the gods not to fear and inviting them into his depths for protection—an image of vast, sheltering waters.
FAQs
Granting refuge and protection is upheld as dharmic strength, calming fear and restoring order.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya frames the ocean as part of the sacred landscape connected to Prabhāsa.
None; it is a narrative assurance of protection and an instruction to enter the ocean’s depths.