Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
स्वरणैरास्तृता दर्भैर्द्व्यंगुलोत्सेधिता मही । गंगायां सिकता धारा वर्षतो दिवि तारकाः
svaraṇairāstṛtā darbhairdvyaṃgulotsedhitā mahī | gaṃgāyāṃ sikatā dhārā varṣato divi tārakāḥ
زمین سنہری دَربھا گھاس سے بچھ گئی، دو انگشت بلند ہو گئی۔ گنگا میں ریت کی دھارا بہی، اور آسمان میں تارے برسنے لگے۔
Nārada
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Listener: Kuru listener implied
Scene: A ritual arena carpeted with shining darbha like gold, slightly raised; the Gaṅgā shimmering with an uncanny stream of sand; above, stars falling like rain—an otherworldly night-sky miracle.
FAQs
Purāṇas often use wondrous imagery to signal extraordinary merit and auspiciousness surrounding dharmic rule and sacred settings.
Gaṅgā is explicitly mentioned; the verse also evokes a broader sacred landscape of abundance.
None directly; the verse is descriptive, employing marvel-imagery rather than prescribing a rite.