Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
ततोऽभूत्सर्वदेवानां विमोहो जगतामपि । चचाल वसुधा चेलुः पर्वताः सप्त चार्णवाः
tato'bhūtsarvadevānāṃ vimoho jagatāmapi | cacāla vasudhā celuḥ parvatāḥ sapta cārṇavāḥ
Ketika itu, kekeliruan melanda semua dewa dan juga seluruh alam. Bumi bergegar, gunung-ganang bergoncang, dan tujuh lautan bergelora kacau.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: The battlefield pauses as the very earth ripples; mountains sway like reeds; the seven oceans heave in concentric waves; gods in the sky look on in bewilderment amid darkened clouds and lightning-like flashes.
FAQs
When cosmic balance is intensely challenged, creation itself reacts; dharma is not private—it sustains the stability of the worlds.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse describes a universal cosmic disturbance.
None.