Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99
ब्रह्मणा विष्णुना चापि यस्यांतो नाधिगम्यते । तस्यातर्क्यप्रभावस्य को नु वेदाशयं प्रभोः
brahmaṇā viṣṇunā cāpi yasyāṃto nādhigamyate | tasyātarkyaprabhāvasya ko nu vedāśayaṃ prabhoḥ
حتى براهما وفيشنو لا يستطيعان الوصول إلى حدوده؛ ذلك الرب الذي تفوق قوته كل منطق، من ذا الذي يستطيع حقًا معرفة نيته الداخلية؟
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience in the mahatmya frame
Scene: A cosmic vision: Brahmā and Viṣṇu shown unable to find Śiva’s limit—suggested through endless pillar-of-light imagery or an infinite expanse—while the narrator poses a rhetorical question about knowing the Lord’s inner intent.
FAQs
God’s will and power transcend human (and even divine) calculation; humility is essential in spiritual discernment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya such theological truths are proclaimed.
None; the verse is doctrinal, emphasizing the unfathomable nature of the Lord.