Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
तत्रैक्षत महादेवः स्वरूपं स जगन्मयम् । ततो बद्धांजलिर्धीमान्स्थाणुं प्रोवाच केशवः
tatraikṣata mahādevaḥ svarūpaṃ sa jaganmayam | tato baddhāṃjalirdhīmānsthāṇuṃ provāca keśavaḥ
Dort schaute Mahādeva seine eigene Gestalt, die das ganze All durchdringt. Dann wandte sich der weise Keśava, mit gefalteten Händen, an Sthāṇu, den Unbeweglichen Herrn.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating; direct speech begins next with Keśava
Scene: Mahādeva beholds his own universe-pervading form; Keśava stands before Sthāṇu with folded hands, poised to speak—an intimate moment of divine-to-divine reverence within a cosmic aura.
FAQs
The Supreme is jagan-maya—immanent in all; even Keśava honors Śiva, teaching reverence beyond sectarian pride.
No specific tīrtha is named; the ‘site’ is a cosmic vision mediated by the oceans.
No formal prescription; it depicts stuti with añjali (joined palms) as devotional conduct.