Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
आब्रह्मस्तंबपर्यंतं सृजत्य वति हंति च । निबद्धमस्ति तेनैव कालेनैकेन भो द्विजाः
ābrahmastaṃbaparyaṃtaṃ sṛjatya vati haṃti ca | nibaddhamasti tenaiva kālenaikena bho dvijāḥ
من براهما إلى أدقِّ نصلِ عشبٍ، فإنَّ الزمان (كالا) يَخلقُ ويَحفظُ ويُفني. وكلُّ ذلك مُقيَّدٌ بذلك الزمان الواحد وحده، يا أيها الحكماءُ ثنائيو الميلاد.
Lomaśa
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
Scene: A sweeping allegory: Time as an unseen force binding all—from Brahmā in the heavens to a single blade of grass—while cycles of birth, preservation, and dissolution unfold in the background.
FAQs
Everything is governed by Time—recognizing this inspires detachment, discipline, and timely dharmic action.
The Kedāra-kṣetra context frames the teaching, even when the verse speaks universally.
No specific rite; it provides the metaphysical basis for observing vows and pilgrimages within proper time.
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