अपारपारो दुर्ज्ञेयः सर्वभूतहिते रतः । अग्राह्यः कारणं कर्ता परमेष्ठी परं पदम्
apārapāro durjñeyaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ | agrāhyaḥ kāraṇaṃ kartā parameṣṭhī paraṃ padam
Du hast weder nahes noch fernes Ufer—grenzenlos und schwer zu erkennen—stets dem Wohl aller Wesen zugewandt. Unfassbar bist du Ursache und Handelnder; der höchste Herrscher und das höchste Ziel.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: An iconographic ‘limitless’ deity: Skanda/Īśvara depicted with an infinite ocean-horizon metaphor (no near/far shore), radiance expanding outward, while devotees stand in awe; symbols of welfare to beings (animals, sages, common folk) included.
The divine is both transcendent (beyond grasp) and compassionate (working for all beings’ welfare), and is the highest aim of life.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is metaphysical praise.
None; it frames contemplation and devotion as the implied practice.