Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 164
गिरिजातपसोद्भूतं दावाग्निं परमं महत् । ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मा जगा माशु क्षीराब्धिं परमाद्भुतम्
girijātapasodbhūtaṃ dāvāgniṃ paramaṃ mahat | jñātvā brahmā jagā māśu kṣīrābdhiṃ paramādbhutam
கிரிஜையின் தவத்திலிருந்து எழுந்த அந்த பரமப் பெரும் காட்டுத்தீயை அறிந்து, பிரம்மா விரைந்து அதிசயமான க்ஷீரசாகரத்திற்குச் சென்றார்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kṣīrābdhi (Ocean of Milk)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā perceives the forest-fire-like blaze born of Girijā’s tapas and hastens across the cosmos to the radiant Ocean of Milk, shimmering white-blue with lotus blooms and celestial beings.
FAQs
Tapas (austerity) has real cosmic potency; when imbalance arises, the gods seek restoration through divine refuge.
Kṣīrābdhi (the Ocean of Milk) is invoked as a sacred, divine locus where Viṣṇu is approached.
None; it narrates Brahmā’s urgent journey prompted by the power of Pārvatī’s tapas.