Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
स्पृष्टमात्रे ततस्तस्मिन्कमले द्विजसत्तमाः । उत्थितः सुमहाञ्छब्दो विश्वं येन प्रपूरितम्
spṛṣṭamātre tatastasminkamale dvijasattamāḥ | utthitaḥ sumahāñchabdo viśvaṃ yena prapūritam
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Narrator addressing sages (dvijasattamāḥ indicates an audience of brāhmaṇa sages)
Type: kund
Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages/learned listeners (dvija-sattamāḥ)
Scene: As the lotus is touched, concentric waves of sound radiate outward; birds take flight, trees bend, people cover their ears; the sky seems to vibrate as if the world is filled with a single roar.
FAQs
The sacred is not inert; contact with a tīrtha’s divine sign can awaken overwhelming power, inspiring awe and humility.
The jalāśaya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya, whose sanctity is emphasized through a world-filling miraculous sound.
None directly; the narrative underscores reverent restraint and attentiveness to omens at holy places.