Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
अथ तं पुरुषव्याघ्रमंतर्जलचरो महान् । निजग्राह जले ग्राहः कुंतीपुत्रं धनंजयम्
atha taṃ puruṣavyāghramaṃtarjalacaro mahān | nijagrāha jale grāhaḥ kuṃtīputraṃ dhanaṃjayam
这时，一条潜行水下的强大鳄鱼在河中擒住了那位“人中之虎”——昆蒂之子檀那阇耶。
Narrator (contextual, within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa frame)
Type: ghat
Scene: A clear river with rippling surface; beneath, a massive crocodile surges upward and clamps onto Arjuna’s leg/waist as he stands like a ‘tiger among men’—tension between calm water and violent undertow.
FAQs
Even at sacred places, dramatic trials may arise, often serving as gateways to revelation and grace in Purāṇic narratives.
The episode occurs at Saubhadra Tīrtha, where the miraculous incident unfolds.
No new prescription here; it continues the snāna context and introduces the tīrtha’s extraordinary event.