Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
यद्वा देवा न संयांति पारं ये च परस्परम् । तत्सृष्टसृष्टसृष्टेषु गणना काऽस्मदादिषु
yadvā devā na saṃyāṃti pāraṃ ye ca parasparam | tatsṛṣṭasṛṣṭasṛṣṭeṣu gaṇanā kā'smadādiṣu
If even the gods cannot reach one another’s farthest limit, then amid creations born of creations upon creations—what counting or comparison could there be for beings like us?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deductive, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: Sages contemplate an infinite cascade of worlds—creation emerging from creation—while distant deities appear unable to reach each other’s limits; the foreground shows a human figure shrinking in scale, hands folded, embodying humility.
FAQs
It teaches humility: if even devas cannot fathom ultimate limits, humans should abandon prideful comparisons and rest in reverence.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is a cosmological reflection.
None; it is a contemplative statement discouraging arrogant reckoning.