Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
इदं चराचरं विश्वं यो बभार स्वलीलया । भृत्यास्वरूपसंपत्त्या सोऽत्र विश्वंभरोऽखिलम्
idaṃ carācaraṃ viśvaṃ yo babhāra svalīlayā | bhṛtyāsvarūpasaṃpattyā so'tra viśvaṃbharo'khilam
Der, der aus Seinem eigenen göttlichen Spiel dieses bewegte und unbewegte Universum trägt und es mit der Fülle dienender Fürsorge erhält, wird hier als Viśvambhara gepriesen, der Träger von allem.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic vision: the Lord as Viśvambhara holding the universe—stars, rivers, mountains, beings—yet appearing gentle and approachable, as if serving creation with care; Kāśī’s ghāṭs faintly visible as the earthly locus of praise.
FAQs
The cosmos is upheld by the Lord’s sustaining power and compassionate guardianship; recognizing Him as Viśvambhara nurtures trust.
The verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, where divine names are extolled as liberating and merit-bestowing.
None directly; the devotional act implied is praise and repetition of the name “Viśvambhara.”