Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 81
एवं हि शेते भगवान्सत्त्वस्थः प्रलये सदा । सत्त्वरूपो महादेवो यदाधारे जगत्स्थितम्
evaṃ hi śete bhagavānsattvasthaḥ pralaye sadā | sattvarūpo mahādevo yadādhāre jagatsthitam
Demikianlah, pada saat pralaya, Bhagavān senantiasa berbaring dalam keadaan sattva. Mahādeva yang berwujud sattva itulah sandaran tempat alam semesta bertumpu.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Mahādeva in yogic repose during pralaya, the universe withdrawn; subtle symbols of sattva—white radiance, calm waters, and a faint lotus of creation potential.
FAQs
Beyond cosmic change stands the divine support; purity (sattva) is portrayed as the stabilizing principle at dissolution.
Indirectly the Revā/Narmadā context, where cosmological truths are taught as part of the river’s māhātmya.
None; it is a doctrinal/cosmological statement.