Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
नारद उवाच । अत्याश्चर्यं मया दृष्टं दानवेन्द्र धरातले । यत्र दृष्टं क्वचित्पूर्वं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
nārada uvāca | atyāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ dānavendra dharātale | yatra dṛṣṭaṃ kvacitpūrvaṃ trailokye sacarācare
Nārada berkata: “Wahai raja para Dānava, di bumi aku telah melihat suatu keajaiban yang amat menakjubkan—yang belum pernah terlihat sebelumnya di mana pun dalam tiga dunia, beserta segala yang bergerak dan tak bergerak.”
Nārada
Tirtha: Unspecified ‘āścarya-sthāna’ within Arbuda-kathā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahiṣāsura
Scene: Nārada declares to the Dānava lord that he has seen an astonishing marvel on earth, unprecedented across the three worlds—setting the stage for a visionary description of the place.
FAQs
The Purāṇic worldview frames certain earthly manifestations as unparalleled wonders, hinting at sacred power and divine order.
The verse introduces an extraordinary place/scene on earth but does not name it yet in this snippet.
None; it is an introductory proclamation of an unprecedented marvel.