तस्य देवस्य खेलोऽयं स्वलीला मूर्तिधारिणः । स विश्वेश इति ख्यात स्तस्याज्ञाकृदिदं जगत्
tasya devasya khelo'yaṃ svalīlā mūrtidhāriṇaḥ | sa viśveśa iti khyāta stasyājñākṛdidaṃ jagat
This universe is but the sportive play of that God, who assumes form by his own free delight. He is famed as Viśveśa, and this world acts in accordance with his command.
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (implied seat of Viśveśa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience
Scene: Viśveśa as a vast, serene cosmic form; the universe emerging as playful emanations—galaxies, rivers, beings—like sparks from a calm fire, all moving in obedience to his command.
Creation is divine līlā, yet governed by the Lord’s command—inviting surrender, reverence, and trust in cosmic order.
Viśveśa, the presiding deity of Kāśī (Viśveśvara), is the theological center implied by the name.
No explicit rite is mentioned; the emphasis is on recognizing divine sovereignty and līlā.