Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
रसातलगतामुर्वीं दृष्ट्वा देवो जनार्दनः । वाराहं रूपमास्थाय दंष्ट्राग्रेण वरानने । उत्क्षिप्य धरणीं मूर्ध्ना स्वस्थाने संन्यवेशयत्
rasātalagatāmurvīṃ dṛṣṭvā devo janārdanaḥ | vārāhaṃ rūpamāsthāya daṃṣṭrāgreṇa varānane | utkṣipya dharaṇīṃ mūrdhnā svasthāne saṃnyaveśayat
Voyant la terre engloutie dans Rasātala, le dieu Janārdana prit la forme de Varāha, le Sanglier divin. Ô toi au beau visage, il souleva la terre à la pointe de sa défense et, la portant sur sa tête, la rétablit en son lieu légitime.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kardamāla (implied narrative foundation)
Type: tirtha
Scene: Varāha—majestic boar-headed Viṣṇu—emerges from the cosmic waters, Earth-goddess (Bhūdevī) raised on the tusk-tip, then borne upon his head as he sets her in place; devas witness in reverent astonishment.
FAQs
Divine intervention restores cosmic order; avatāra narratives ground the authority of sacred places and dharma in God’s protective action.
This verse provides the mythic backdrop; the tīrtha focus is Kardamāla within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
None; it narrates the Varāha episode.