Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
त्र्यंबकाय च भीमाय पिनाकवरपाणये । त्वयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव
tryaṃbakāya ca bhīmāya pinākavarapāṇaye | tvayi sarvamidaṃ protaṃ sūtre maṇigaṇā iva
Verehrung sei Tryambaka, dem Schrecklichen, dem, dessen erhabene Hand den Bogen Pināka trägt. In Dir ist all dies aufgefädelt—wie Gruppen von Edelsteinen an einem Faden.
Devas
Tirtha: Arbuda—Tryambaka/Pinākī liṅga-sthāna (as implied by stuti)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A vision of Shiva implied behind the liṅga: three-eyed Tryambaka, awe-inspiring Bhīma, holding the Pināka bow; the cosmos appears as jeweled garlands strung upon a single luminous thread emanating from him.
FAQs
The universe is sustained by the Lord as an inner ‘thread’; devotion recognizes both his awe-inspiring power (bhīma) and his sustaining immanence.
The stuti belongs to the Arbuda sacred account centered on the Liṅga at Vālakhilyāśrama.
No direct prescription; the verse functions as a mantra-like praise highlighting Śiva’s form and cosmic support.