Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100
एवं तस्यां स्थितायां तु स्थिते लोकत्रये तदा । शिशुर्भूत्वा महादेवः क्रीडार्थं वृषभध्वजः
evaṃ tasyāṃ sthitāyāṃ tu sthite lokatraye tadā | śiśurbhūtvā mahādevaḥ krīḍārthaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
এইদৰে তাই থিয় হৈ থাকোঁতে, আৰু তেতিয়া ত্ৰিলোকো সাৱধান হৈ স্থিৰ থাকোঁতে, বৃষভধ্বজ মহাদেৱ ক্ৰীড়াৰ নিমিত্তে শিশুৰূপ ধাৰণ কৰিলে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: In a radiant divine court, as all realms seem to pause, Śiva—marked by the bull-banner—suddenly appears as a small child, playful and luminous, drawing astonished attention from gods and attendants.
FAQs
The Lord’s līlā shows divine freedom: the Supreme can assume any form, teaching devotees to see God’s presence beyond fixed appearances.
No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the cosmic stage of Śiva’s līlā.
None; it narrates a theological motif (līlā) rather than a rite.