Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
यैरासन्विकला लोकास्त्रयोऽपि प्रमृता यथा । ततो रुद्रो बालरूपं कृत्वा विश्वकृते विभुः
yairāsanvikalā lokāstrayo'pi pramṛtā yathā | tato rudro bālarūpaṃ kṛtvā viśvakṛte vibhuḥ
সেই কাৰণবোৰৰ বাবে তিনিও লোক দুৰ্বল হৈ পৰিছিল, যেন মৃতপ্ৰায়। তেতিয়া জগতৰ কল্যাণৰ বাবে সৰ্বশক্তিমান প্ৰভু ৰুদ্ৰই শিশুৰ ৰূপ ধাৰণ কৰিলে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: The three worlds appear weakened as if struck down. Rudra, for the welfare of the universe, assumes the form of a crying child—an inversion of cosmic power into vulnerability.
FAQs
The Supreme acts compassionately in whatever form is needed to protect and restore dharma in the worlds.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets a narrative context within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it describes Rudra’s protective manifestation.