Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59
शिशुमारैश्च मकरैर्वज्रकर्तरिसंयुतैः । अन्यैश्च जलजीवैः सा सुहिंस्रैर्मर्मभेदिभिः
śiśumāraiśca makarairvajrakartarisaṃyutaiḥ | anyaiśca jalajīvaiḥ sā suhiṃsrairmarmabhedibhiḥ
അത് ശിശുമാരങ്ങളും മകരങ്ങളും കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു, വജ്രസമമായ കർത്തരികളോടുകൂടിയവ; മറ്റു ജലജീവികളും ഉണ്ട്—അതിഹിംസ്രം, മർമ്മഭേദികൾ।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Vaitaraṇī
Type: river
Listener: Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
Scene: A dark, churning river crowded with fierce dolphins and makaras; their jaws and fins bear vajra-like blades; they attack beings by piercing vital points amid the foul current.
FAQs
Suffering is portrayed as precise and unavoidable for the unprotected; hence the tradition emphasizes dharma, devotion, and meritorious acts.
No earthly site is named in this verse; it continues the Vaitaraṇī portrayal within the Revā Khaṇḍa chapter.
None in this verse.