Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
सूत उवाच । सत्यमेतन्महाभागा यद्भवद्भिरुदाहृतम् । एक एव स्थितो रुद्रो न द्वितीयः कथंचन
sūta uvāca | satyametanmahābhāgā yadbhavadbhirudāhṛtam | eka eva sthito rudro na dvitīyaḥ kathaṃcana
সূতে ক’লে: “হে মহাভাগসকল, আপোনালোকে যি কৈছে সেয়া নিশ্চয় সত্য। ৰুদ্ৰ একেই স্থিত—কোনো প্ৰকাৰেই দ্বিতীয় নাই।”
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta seated on a raised seat, calmly affirming the sages’ statement; listeners attentive; a subtle icon of Rudra behind him symbolizes the ‘one’ principle.
FAQs
Authoritative Purāṇic narration confirms that the many forms of Rudra do not contradict his essential oneness.
The chapter’s unfolding centers on Hāṭakeśvara and the Vārāṇasī sacred region, though this verse itself is doctrinal.
No ritual instruction appears here; it validates the theological premise before the story proceeds.
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