Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
त्वत्तोहि सौम्यं जगतीह किंचित्त्वत्तो न रौद्रं च समस्तमूर्ते । त्वत्तो न शीतं च न केशवोष्णं सर्वस्वरूपातिशयी त्वमेव
tvattohi saumyaṃ jagatīha kiṃcittvatto na raudraṃ ca samastamūrte | tvatto na śītaṃ ca na keśavoṣṇaṃ sarvasvarūpātiśayī tvameva
Aus Dir entspringt alles Sanfte in dieser Welt, und aus Dir entspringt auch das Furchtbare, o Du mit allen Gestalten. Aus Dir kommen weder Kälte noch Hitze als getrennte Mächte, denn Du allein überragst und umschließt jede Form des Seins.
Devotees/Sages (collective stuti within Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene cosmic Lord stands encompassing contrasting energies: gentle moonlight and fierce flame, cool river mist and desert heat, all merging into one luminous form beyond dualities.
FAQs
All opposites—gentle and terrible, cold and heat—are ultimately grounded in the one Supreme, who transcends yet pervades all forms.
The teaching is voiced within the Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Revā Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual instruction is given; it is a theological praise emphasizing the Lord’s all-encompassing nature.