Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
मूर्छितं चैवमादाय विस्फुरन्तं पुनःपुनः । सागराय प्रचलितः क्षेप्तुं तत्र महांभसि
mūrchitaṃ caivamādāya visphurantaṃ punaḥpunaḥ | sāgarāya pracalitaḥ kṣeptuṃ tatra mahāṃbhasi
เขาอุ้มภีมะผู้สลบอยู่ แม้ร่างยังสะท้านกระตุกซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า แล้วมุ่งหน้าไปยังมหาสมุทร ตั้งใจจะเหวี่ยงลงสู่ห้วงน้ำอันกว้างใหญ่
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Sāgara (generic)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Barbarīka carries the unconscious Bhīma toward a roaring shoreline; Bhīma’s limbs twitch faintly; waves loom vast under a darkening sky.
FAQs
When violence crosses into excess, Purāṇic narrative typically prepares for divine correction—dharma is protected by higher authority.
The setting shifts to the sāgara (seashore), a recurring sacred landscape in Purāṇas, though no named tīrtha is specified in this line.
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