Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
ततः प्रसुप्तः सहसा विबुद्धो रात्रिक्षये देववरः स्वभावात् । विक्षोभयन् बाहुभिरर्णवाम्भो जगत्प्रणष्टं सलिले विमृश्य
tataḥ prasuptaḥ sahasā vibuddho rātrikṣaye devavaraḥ svabhāvāt | vikṣobhayan bāhubhirarṇavāmbho jagatpraṇaṣṭaṃ salile vimṛśya
Kemudian, pada penghujung malam, Dewa yang paling utama itu terjaga tiba-tiba menurut fitrah-Nya sendiri. Dengan kedua lengan-Nya Baginda mengocak air samudera, lalu merenung tentang alam yang telah lenyap ditelan banjir pralaya.
Unspecified narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)
Type: river
Scene: At the end of the cosmic night, the deity awakens upon the waters; with mighty arms he churns/stirs the flood-ocean, contemplating the submerged world.
FAQs
Cosmic cycles are governed by divine order: dissolution is followed by re-awakening and renewed concern for creation.
No explicit tirtha appears in this verse.
None; it is narrative cosmology.