Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
प्रकृतिः पुरुषश्चैव अनादी श्रृणुमः पुरा । साधर्म्येणावतिष्ठेते सृष्टेः प्रागजरामरौ
prakṛtiḥ puruṣaścaiva anādī śrṛṇumaḥ purā | sādharmyeṇāvatiṣṭhete sṛṣṭeḥ prāgajarāmarau
إنَّ براكريتي وبوروشا حقًّا أزليّان لا بداية لهما—هكذا سمعنا منذ القدم. وقبل الخلق يقيمان معًا في حالٍ مشتركةٍ متشابهة، كلاهما لا يهرم ولا يموت.
Bāla
Listener: The inquirer
Scene: Two principles depicted: Prakṛti as a veiled, tri-colored (guṇas) cosmic matrix; Puruṣa as a clear, luminous witness. Before creation they stand in poised balance, no motion, no differentiation.
FAQs
Creation is explained through eternal principles—prakṛti and puruṣa—rather than a purely temporal beginning.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is doctrinal cosmology, not a site-māhātmya passage.
None; it provides metaphysical categories used to interpret bondage and liberation.