Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
समुद्रोऽपि महत्कृत्वा निजरूपं च भूरिशः । जलजाञ्जीवसंघातान्धृत्वा तीरसमीपतः
samudro'pi mahatkṛtvā nijarūpaṃ ca bhūriśaḥ | jalajāñjīvasaṃghātāndhṛtvā tīrasamīpataḥ
E o Oceano, ampliando grandemente a sua própria forma, reuniu multidões de criaturas aquáticas e manteve-as junto da praia.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Samudra-tīra)
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical; not explicit in excerpt)
Scene: The Ocean personified expands to a colossal form near the shore, corralling schools of fish and sea-creatures into dense, swirling masses close to land; the horizon is heavy with omen-like grandeur.
FAQs
In Purāṇic storytelling, even cosmic elements like the Ocean act as agents within dharma-driven narratives, setting the stage for karmic consequence.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), a famed pilgrimage region celebrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it describes narrative preparation near the shore.