Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92
यमेकमाद्यं पुरुषं पुराणं वदंति भिन्नं गुणवैकृतेन । क्षेत्रज्ञमेकेथ तुरीयमन्ये कूटस्थमन्ये स शिवो गतिर्नः
yamekamādyaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ vadaṃti bhinnaṃ guṇavaikṛtena | kṣetrajñameketha turīyamanye kūṭasthamanye sa śivo gatirnaḥ
ذلك الواحد—الإنسان الكوني الأول، القديم—يصفونه متعدّدًا بسبب تحوّلات الغونات؛ فمنهم من يسميه عارف الحقل (كشيتراجنا)، ومنهم من يسميه الرابع (تورِيّا)، ومنهم من يسميه الثابت الذي لا يتبدّل (كوتَسثا): ذلك شيفا هو ملاذنا.
Nāga-stuti (likely Takṣaka and/or the Nāgas, within Sūta’s narration)
Scene: A single Śiva presence shown with layered iconographic hints: behind a liṅga, a subtle human form (Puruṣa), and a serene void-like halo (turīya), while guṇa-colored veils (sattva-white, rajas-red, tamas-dark) appear as transient overlays.
FAQs
Names and philosophies vary, but the supreme, immutable Consciousness—Śiva—is the true refuge beyond guṇa-based diversity.
No explicit site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes metaphysical identification of Śiva as the ultimate goal.
None directly; the verse frames right understanding and devotion to Śiva as the path to the highest refuge.