Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
निशम्य वाचं परमार्थयुक्तां दैवीं सदानंदकरीं शुभावहाम् । चक्रे परं यत्नवतां वरिष्ठो गत्वोदधेः पारमनंतवीर्यः
niśamya vācaṃ paramārthayuktāṃ daivīṃ sadānaṃdakarīṃ śubhāvahām | cakre paraṃ yatnavatāṃ variṣṭho gatvodadheḥ pāramanaṃtavīryaḥ
Ouvindo aquela declaração divina — verdadeira em essência, sempre alegre e auspiciosa — Indra, o mais notável entre os diligentes e de valor infinito, esforçou-se grandemente e foi para a outra margem do oceano.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Indra, radiant yet intent, hears a celestial utterance and strides toward the ocean; the sea opens as a vast threshold, suggesting a destined crossing to the ‘other shore’.
FAQs
When divine counsel is received, swift disciplined effort (prayatna) turns fear into auspicious progress.
The ocean is mentioned as a setting; no specific tīrtha is explicitly glorified in this line.
None.