Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
ऋषयो मनुजा देवाः शिवब्रह्ममुखा अपि । भाव्यर्थं नाति वर्तंते वेलामिव महोदधिः
ṛṣayo manujā devāḥ śivabrahmamukhā api | bhāvyarthaṃ nāti vartaṃte velāmiva mahodadhiḥ
Weise, Menschen und Götter—selbst Śiva und Brahmā—überschreiten das Bestimmte nicht; wie der große Ozean seine Küstenlinie nicht übertritt.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Mahodadhi-velā (symbolic seashore boundary)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast ocean held back by a luminous shoreline boundary; above it, faint silhouettes of sages, humans, and gods (Śiva, Brahmā) indicating all remain within destiny’s limit.
FAQs
Cosmic order (niyati) is portrayed as a boundary even the highest beings respect; wisdom is to align one’s will with dharma rather than fight destiny.
None; the ocean simile is illustrative, not a pilgrimage reference.
None.