Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
निम्नगाभ्यः समुद्रेभ्यः पातालेभ्योंऽबरादपि । सहसा समनुप्राप्ता युगांतानलसप्रभाः
nimnagābhyaḥ samudrebhyaḥ pātālebhyoṃ'barādapi | sahasā samanuprāptā yugāṃtānalasaprabhāḥ
Dos rios, dos oceanos, dos mundos inferiores de Pātāla e até do céu, chegaram de súbito—refulgentes como o fogo no fim de uma era.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: From every direction—river-courses, ocean-horizons, subterranean fissures, and the open sky—fiery, age-ending luminous forms surge in, as if the universe exhales flame and troops at once.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray adharma’s surge as vast and dazzling, yet impermanent—its brilliance is likened to destructive fire, not sustaining light.
None; the verse uses cosmic regions (rivers, oceans, pātāla, sky) rather than a named tīrtha.
None.