Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
मज्जंतो मम्रिरे केचित्केचिद्ग्राहोदरं गताः । राजपुत्रादयः केचिन्नादृश्यंत महाजले
majjaṃto mamrire kecitkecidgrāhodaraṃ gatāḥ | rājaputrādayaḥ kecinnādṛśyaṃta mahājale
Sebagian tenggelam lalu mati; sebagian terseret masuk ke perut buaya. Dan sebagian—termasuk sang pangeran—tak lagi terlihat dalam air yang maha luas itu.
Narrator (context not provided; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Yamunā
Type: river
Scene: Turbulent river with whirlpools; bodies sinking; crocodiles surfacing with open jaws; a royal youth (prince) vanishing beneath the surface while onlookers scream from the banks.
FAQs
It underscores impermanence and the fragility of embodied life, even for the royal and the strong.
The narrative is set in the waters of the Yamunā, but no particular tīrtha is named.
None.