Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 95
त्वं कर्ता त्वं च हर्ता च जगत्यस्मिंश्चराचरे । त्वं पालयसि भूतानि भुवनं त्वं बिभर्षि च
tvaṃ kartā tvaṃ ca hartā ca jagatyasmiṃścarācare | tvaṃ pālayasi bhūtāni bhuvanaṃ tvaṃ bibharṣi ca
এই চৰাচৰ জগতৰ কৰ্তা তুমিয়েই, আৰু হৰ্তাও তুমিয়েই। তুমিয়েই সকলো ভূত-প্ৰাণীক পালন কৰা, আৰু তুমিয়েই সমগ্ৰ ভুবন ধাৰণ কৰা।
A devotee/supplicant addressing Hari (Viṣṇu) within the Revākhaṇḍa narrative (deduced from vocatives and context)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala
Type: river
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Viṣṇu as the axis of the universe, with miniature beings (moving and unmoving) emanating and returning; beneath, the Narmadā flows, symbolizing continuity of protection and support.
FAQs
Recognize the Supreme Lord as creator, sustainer, and withdrawer of all existence, and orient devotion toward that cosmic sovereignty.
The broader setting is the Revākhaṇḍa, associated with the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas, though this verse itself is a general stuti.
None in this verse; it is primarily theological praise (stuti).
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