Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
ये तु वर्षेषवोरुद्रा दिवि देवि प्रकीर्तिताः । वातेषवोंऽतरिक्षे ये ये भुव्यन्नेषवः प्रिये
ye tu varṣeṣavorudrā divi devi prakīrtitāḥ | vāteṣavoṃ'tarikṣe ye ye bhuvyanneṣavaḥ priye
O Goddess, those Rudras who are proclaimed to preside over the rains in heaven—those who rule the winds in the mid-region, and those who abide on earth within the food-grains, O beloved—are all manifestations of one and the same divine Presence.
Skanda
Listener: Devī/Girijā
Scene: Three-tier cosmos: in heaven, rain-clouds marked with Rudra symbols; in mid-air, winds personified as Rudra forms; on earth, golden grain fields shimmering with divine presence—showing one Rudra in many stations.
FAQs
Rudra is not confined to a single form or shrine; the divine pervades rain, wind, and nourishment—teaching reverence for the whole cosmos as sacred.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where Śaiva presence is praised as all-pervading; this verse supports Kāśī’s Mahātmya by linking Rudra to every realm.
No direct rite (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse; it is primarily a doctrinal statement about Rudra’s pervasive manifestations.