Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ब्रह्मणः स्पर्धया येन पुरा सृष्टिर्द्विजोत्तमाः । प्रारब्धा च ततो देवैः प्रणिपत्य निवारितः
brahmaṇaḥ spardhayā yena purā sṛṣṭirdvijottamāḥ | prārabdhā ca tato devaiḥ praṇipatya nivāritaḥ
بدافع المنافسة مع براهما، شرعَ قديمًا في بدءِ خَلْقٍ، يا خيرَ ذوي الولادتين؛ ثم إنّ الآلهةَ انحنَوا له ساجدين فَكَفُّوا ذلك الفعلَ ومنعوه.
Sūta
Tirtha: Viśvāmitrīya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: Viśvāmitra, blazing with tejas, begins a new creation; devas approach with folded hands, pleading restraint; cosmic elements swirl around a sacrificial/meditative center.
FAQs
Tapas can generate immense power, but dharma requires such power to be harmonized with cosmic order and humility.
The tīrtha is glorified indirectly by highlighting the sage’s unparalleled potency associated with the locale.
None; it is a narrative assertion of ṛṣi-śakti and divine supplication.