Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
ततोऽब्रवीत्स मां दृष्ट्वा एह्येहीति च भारत । परं प्रधानः सर्वेषां मत्स्यरूपो महेश्वरः
tato'bravītsa māṃ dṛṣṭvā ehyehīti ca bhārata | paraṃ pradhānaḥ sarveṣāṃ matsyarūpo maheśvaraḥ
പിന്നീട് അവൻ എന്നെ കണ്ടു ‘വാ, വാ!’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, ഹേ ഭാരത; സർവ്വത്തിൽ പരമപ്രധാനനായ മഹേശ്വരൻ മത്സ്യരൂപത്തിൽ അവിടെ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.
A narrator-sage addressing a king (Bhārata as vocative for the listener)
Tirtha: Maheśvara’s salvific presence (theophanic tīrtha-logic)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (explicitly addressed)
Scene: A colossal fish with a divine aura addresses the drowning devotee: ‘Come, come!’ The fish-form radiates Maheśvara’s sovereignty—calm eyes, commanding compassion.
FAQs
The Supreme Lord actively calls the distressed toward safety; divine compassion initiates rescue.
No tīrtha is named in this line; it supports the broader Revā Khaṇḍa sacred narrative environment.
None.