Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
तस्मान्माहेश्वरो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मणोऽधिपतिः शिवः । सदाशिवो भवेद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा सर्वात्मको ह्यतः
tasmānmāheśvaro brahmā brahmaṇo'dhipatiḥ śivaḥ | sadāśivo bhavedviṣṇurbrahmā sarvātmako hyataḥ
لذلك فإنّ براهما ذو طبيعة ماهيشڤرا، وشِڤا هو السيّد المتسلّط حتى على براهما. وسَدَاشِڤا يصير ڤِشنو؛ وهكذا فإنّ براهما أيضًا مشمول بذاتِ الكلّ (الواحد الأعلى).
Śiva (Maheśvara) speaking to Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A contemplative cosmic tableau: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva shown as emanations from a single luminous Sadāśiva, with Prabhāsa’s shore-temple silhouette in the background, suggesting the kṣetra as the place where unity is realized.
FAQs
The Trimūrti functions are rooted in a single supreme reality—Śiva/Sadāśiva—encouraging unified devotion beyond sectarian division.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Māhātmya frames pilgrimage as entry into the vision of the one Lord behind all deities.
None; the focus is theological identification and hierarchy.