Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
मुक्ताजाल पिरष्कारो हंसो हारसमप्रभः । केतुर्जलधिनाथस्य सौम्यरूपो व्यराजत
muktājāla piraṣkāro haṃso hārasamaprabhaḥ | keturjaladhināthasya saumyarūpo vyarājata
Ang watawat ng panginoon ng karagatan ay nagliwanag sa banayad na anyo—isang gansa, na wari’y pinalamutian ng lambat ng mga perlas, maningning na parang kuwintas.
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.