Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
देवो यत्रास्ति विष्णुः स क्षीराब्धौ मधुसूदनः । जलशायी जगद्योनिः स दास्यति हितं च ते
devo yatrāsti viṣṇuḥ sa kṣīrābdhau madhusūdanaḥ | jalaśāyī jagadyoniḥ sa dāsyati hitaṃ ca te
ณ ที่ซึ่งพระวิษณุประทับอยู่—พระมธุสูทนะในเกษีรสมุทร—ผู้บรรทมเหนือสายน้ำ เป็นครรภ์กำเนิดแห่งโลก ทรงจักประทานสิ่งอันเกื้อกูลแก่ท่าน
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kṣīrābdhi / Anantaśayana archetype
Type: kshetra
Scene: A visionary revelation of Viṣṇu as Madhusūdana reclining on Śeṣa in the Milk Ocean, attended by Lakṣmī; the waters shimmer as the cosmic womb, promising benevolent boon.
FAQs
Viṣṇu, the cosmic sustainer, is the ultimate refuge; worship directed to him yields true welfare (hita).
Kṣīrābdhi/Kṣīrasāgara—the Milk Ocean, presented as Viṣṇu’s exalted abode (Keśavālaya).
The verse supports the Viṣṇu-oriented vow by identifying the deity and locus of worship; the explicit vrata is given in the previous verse.