Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
महाजलौघेऽस्य विशुद्धसत्त्वा स्तुतिर्मया भूप कृता तदानीम् । ततोऽहमित्येव विचिन्तयानः शरण्यमेकं क्व नु यामि शान्तम्
mahājalaughe'sya viśuddhasattvā stutirmayā bhūpa kṛtā tadānīm | tato'hamityeva vicintayānaḥ śaraṇyamekaṃ kva nu yāmi śāntam
Wahai Raja, di tengah gelora air yang maha besar itu, dengan batin yang disucikan, pada saat itu aku mempersembahkan puji-pujian. Namun sambil memikirkan, ‘Aku—apa akan jadi padaku?’, aku mencari: ke manakah harus pergi—kepada satu-satunya Perlindungan yang damai, layak untuk berserah diri?
Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing Bhūpa / a royal listener)
Tirtha: Revā (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: King (bhūpa)
Scene: A lone devotee (narrator) amid towering floodwaters, hands folded, face uplifted; inner glow of purified mind contrasts with the chaotic waters; the word ‘aham’ appears as a faint shadow dissolving.
FAQs
In crisis, Purāṇic dharma directs the heart toward stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (seeking the One Refuge) rather than self-centered fear.
No single tīrtha is directly named in this verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa’s larger frame celebrates the Revā/Narmadā sacred geography.
The act implied is stuti (devotional praise/prayer), presented as an immediate dharmic response.