Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
पद्मं च तामसं चैव संवर्तोद्वर्तमेव च । महाप्रलयमित्याहुः पुराणे वेदचिन्तकाः
padmaṃ ca tāmasaṃ caiva saṃvartodvartameva ca | mahāpralayamityāhuḥ purāṇe vedacintakāḥ
पद्म व तामस, तसेच संवर्त व उद्वर्त—आणि ‘महाप्रलय’ नावाचेही (पाठ)—असे पुराणपरंपरेतील वेदचिंतक आचार्य सांगतात.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Purāṇa-inquirer
Scene: A contemplative teaching scene transitions into a visionary backdrop: swirling pralaya waters, dark clouds, and cosmic wind motifs, while the sage remains calm, indicating knowledge that transcends dissolution.
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