Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 64
सहस्रधा क्षितिं भित्त्वा सहस्रफणमण्डलैः । क्षितेः सहस्रच्छिद्रेषु यस्माद्भित्त्वा समुद्गताः
sahasradhā kṣitiṃ bhittvā sahasraphaṇamaṇḍalaiḥ | kṣiteḥ sahasracchidreṣu yasmādbhittvā samudgatāḥ
Với những vòng tròn của ngàn mào rắn, Ngài xé đất ra muôn phần mà trồi lên—bứt phá khỏi ngàn lỗ mở của địa cầu.
Agastya
Tirtha: Sahasradhārā (implied by the described thousand openings/streams; named explicitly next verse)
Type: ghat
Scene: Śeṣa rises from beneath the earth, bursting through countless openings; the ground fissures in patterned circles as the thousand-hooded canopy expands, suggesting a thousand channels/vents.
FAQs
Divinity can manifest powerfully within sacred space; the tīrtha landscape is portrayed as permeable to the cosmic realm.
Ayodhyā’s Sarayū-side sacred ground, depicted as the locus of Śeṣa’s wondrous emergence.
None; it is descriptive of the miracle, reinforcing the mahātmya through awe and sacred power.