Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
कोटिकोटी युता देवी देवीनां पालयत्यदः । एवमेतन्महाश्चर्यं ब्रह्मांडं स्थापितं च यैः
koṭikoṭī yutā devī devīnāṃ pālayatyadaḥ | evametanmahāścaryaṃ brahmāṃḍaṃ sthāpitaṃ ca yaiḥ
إلهةٌ تحفّ بها كُرورٌ بعد كُرورٍ من الإلهات تحمي هذا العالم الأسفل. وهكذا، بتلك القوى الإلهية، أُقيمت هذه «البيضة الكونية» العجيبة.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A central Mahādevī enthroned or standing upon a lotus, surrounded by an immeasurable ocean of attendant devīs extending to the edges of the cosmic egg; below, the world is sheltered under their gaze. The brahmāṇḍa appears as a luminous enclosure stabilized by their presence.
FAQs
The universe is not accidental; it stands established and safeguarded by divine śakti and its innumerable manifestations.
No; it is a doctrinal cosmology passage rather than a site-glorification.
None.