Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80
नास्त्यसाध्यं मुनिश्रेष्ठ तव किंचिज्जगत्त्रये । येनैकं चुलुकं कृत्वा निपीतः पयसांनिधिः
nāstyasādhyaṃ muniśreṣṭha tava kiṃcijjagattraye | yenaikaṃ culukaṃ kṛtvā nipītaḥ payasāṃnidhiḥ
ข้าแต่ฤๅษีผู้ประเสริฐ ในไตรโลกไม่มีสิ่งใดเกินกำลังท่านเลย เพราะท่านเคยตักเพียงหนึ่งฝ่ามือ แล้วดื่มมหาสมุทรจนเหือดแห้ง
Narrator (contextual; a petitioner addressing a sage)
Scene: The afflicted being praises the sage: with a single handful he once drank the ocean dry; the scene can show a visionary flashback of the sage lifting cupped palms to the sea as waves recede, while the present dialogue continues at the tīrtha.
FAQs
Reverence toward realized sages is grounded in the Purāṇic view that tapas and dharma grant extraordinary capacity to help beings.
No named site appears in this verse; it supports the larger Tīrthamāhātmya narrative by praising the sage’s power.
None directly; the verse is a eulogy emphasizing rishi-śakti (ascetic potency).