Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
मुक्ताजाल पिरष्कारो हंसो हारसमप्रभः । केतुर्जलधिनाथस्य सौम्यरूपो व्यराजत
muktājāla piraṣkāro haṃso hārasamaprabhaḥ | keturjaladhināthasya saumyarūpo vyarājata
ธงของเจ้าแห่งมหาสมุทรส่องประกายด้วยรูปอันอ่อนโยน—เป็นหงส์ประดับดุจตาข่ายมุก เรืองรองประหนึ่งสร้อยคอ
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Samudra (as sacred element)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tall standard rises above the host: on it a gentle swan form gleams, as if wrapped in a net of pearls; the light resembles a radiant necklace, shimmering like sea-foam under sun.
FAQs
Auspicious symbols (the swan and pearls) signify sāttvika order—purity and discernment—supporting dharma even in the midst of conflict.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights an emblem of a cosmic lord (the ocean).
None.