Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
तमादायैव कौतेयो विस्फुरंतं जलेचरम् । उदतिष्ठन्महाबाहुर्बलेन बलिनां वरः
tamādāyaiva kauteyo visphuraṃtaṃ jalecaram | udatiṣṭhanmahābāhurbalena balināṃ varaḥ
اس پانی کے جانور کو، جو تڑپ رہا تھا، اٹھا کر کُنتی کا بیٹا، وہ عظیم بازو اور طاقتوروں میں برتر، اپنے زورِ بازو سے کھڑا ہو گیا۔
Narrator (contextual, within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa frame)
Type: ghat
Scene: Arjuna, waist-deep in water, muscles taut, lifts the thrashing crocodile upward; water arcs off the creature; the river surface breaks into concentric ripples around the hero.
FAQs
Courage and strength, when aligned with Dharma, become instruments through which hidden blessings in a tīrtha narrative are revealed.
Saubhadra Tīrtha remains the setting, emphasizing its sacred and wondrous character.
None; the verse is narrative, highlighting the heroic response within the tīrtha setting.