Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 26
हेलोल्लसत्समुत्साहशक्तिं व्याप्तजगत्त्रयाम् । या पूर्वकोटिर्भावानां सत्त्वानां वैष्णवीति वा
helollasatsamutsāhaśaktiṃ vyāptajagattrayām | yā pūrvakoṭirbhāvānāṃ sattvānāṃ vaiṣṇavīti vā
সেই শক্তি—উদ্দীপিত উৎসাহে ক্ৰীড়াময় দীপ্ত—তিনিওঁ জগতত ব্যাপ্ত; সেয়াই সত্ত্বসমূহ আৰু সিহঁতৰ ভাব-প্ৰবৃত্তিৰ আদিম মূল, আৰু ‘বৈষ্ণৱী’ (বিষ্ণুৰ শক্তি) নামে পৰিচিত।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant feminine cosmic power (Vaiṣṇavī) expands to fill the three worlds, emanating diverse beings and their dispositions like waves of enthusiasm.
FAQs
Divine power (śakti) is universal and foundational; devotion aligns one with that all-pervading reality.
Ayodhyā is the narrative locus; the verse emphasizes cosmic pervasion rather than a single shrine.
None explicitly; it teaches doctrine—recognizing Vaiṣṇavī Śakti as the Lord’s pervasive power.