Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
जीवात्मसंज्ञान्स्वीयांशान्व्यभजत्परमेश्वरः । तावंतस्ते च क्षेत्र्ज्ञा देहा यावंत एव हि
jīvātmasaṃjñānsvīyāṃśānvyabhajatparameśvaraḥ | tāvaṃtaste ca kṣetrjñā dehā yāvaṃta eva hi
Parameśvara teilte Seine eigenen Anteile als das aus, was man jīvātman nennt, die individuellen Selbste. So viele kṣetrajña, die „Kenner des Feldes“, es gibt, so viele Körper gibt es wahrlich.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A cosmic vision: Parameśvara radiates countless sparks of light that become individual jīvas entering diverse bodies; the ‘field-knowers’ are shown as luminous points within human, animal, and divine forms.
FAQs
Individual souls are understood as divine portions; embodiment varies with the multiplicity of kṣetrajña-s (knowers) in saṃsāra.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse explains the doctrine of jīva and embodiment.
None; it is a metaphysical statement about jīvas and bodies.