Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
महाजलौघेऽस्य विशुद्धसत्त्वा स्तुतिर्मया भूप कृता तदानीम् । ततोऽहमित्येव विचिन्तयानः शरण्यमेकं क्व नु यामि शान्तम्
mahājalaughe'sya viśuddhasattvā stutirmayā bhūpa kṛtā tadānīm | tato'hamityeva vicintayānaḥ śaraṇyamekaṃ kva nu yāmi śāntam
Wahai Raja, di tengah gelombang air yang maha dahsyat itu, dengan batin yang disucikan, saat itu aku melantunkan pujian. Namun sambil memikirkan, ‘Aku—apa yang akan terjadi padaku?’, aku mencari: ke manakah harus pergi—kepada satu-satunya Suaka yang damai, layak diserahdirikan?
Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing Bhūpa / a royal listener)
Tirtha: Revā (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: King (bhūpa)
Scene: A lone devotee (narrator) amid towering floodwaters, hands folded, face uplifted; inner glow of purified mind contrasts with the chaotic waters; the word ‘aham’ appears as a faint shadow dissolving.
FAQs
In crisis, Purāṇic dharma directs the heart toward stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (seeking the One Refuge) rather than self-centered fear.
No single tīrtha is directly named in this verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa’s larger frame celebrates the Revā/Narmadā sacred geography.
The act implied is stuti (devotional praise/prayer), presented as an immediate dharmic response.
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