Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
प्रोत्फुल्लामलनीलाब्जं शरदीवामलं सरः । भस्मशुभ्रतनुच्छायै रुद्र र्हंसैरिवावृतम्
protphullāmalanīlābjaṃ śaradīvāmalaṃ saraḥ | bhasmaśubhratanucchāyai rudra rhaṃsairivāvṛtam
Ele parecia um lago límpido de outono, onde desabrocham lótus azuis sem mancha—como se estivesse coberto por cisnes de Rudra, de corpos brancos que brilham como cinza sagrada.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A startlingly beautiful comparison: the bloodied, ash-bright scene is likened to an autumn lake with blooming blue lotuses, over which white swans glide—here ‘Rudra-swans’ whose bodies shine like sacred ash.
FAQs
The Rudras are portrayed as purifying forces—like autumn clarity and ash-white radiance—signifying cleansing of impurity and fear.
No specific site is named; the verse uses nature imagery to magnify the Śaiva presence.
None directly, though bhasma imagery aligns with Śaiva devotional practice.