Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
रूपीकृतो मया देवो महेशो नान्यथा वद । मया तेन वियोगश्च संयोगो नैव जायते
rūpīkṛto mayā devo maheśo nānyathā vada | mayā tena viyogaśca saṃyogo naiva jāyate
Durch mich ist der Gott Maheśa in eine sichtbare Gestalt gebracht worden—sprich nicht anders. Mit ihm entstehen Trennung wie Vereinigung allein durch mich, nicht aus sich selbst.
Pārvatī (Devī Girijā), inferred from context
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Devī insists: ‘I made Maheśa manifest; do not say otherwise. Separation and union with him occur through me’—a doctrinal proclamation with sacred intensity.
FAQs
Śiva’s manifest form and the play of union/separation are framed as dependent on Śakti—emphasizing Śiva-Śakti unity.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape (Kedāra/Kedāranātha region) forms the narrative backdrop, though the verse itself is theological.
None in this verse.