Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
संहर्तुकामो हि क एष देव एतत्समस्तं कथयाप्रमेय । न दृष्टमेतद्विषमं कदापि जानासि तत्त्वं परमो मतो नः
saṃhartukāmo hi ka eṣa deva etatsamastaṃ kathayāprameya | na dṛṣṭametadviṣamaṃ kadāpi jānāsi tattvaṃ paramo mato naḥ
Oh dios, ¿quién es éste que desea la disolución? Explica todo este asunto, oh Inconmensurable. Jamás hemos visto algo tan terrible; tú conoces la verdad, por eso te tenemos por la autoridad suprema.
Ṛṣis (addressing Brahmā)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame; not explicit here)
Scene: A circle of devas, shaken, address an immeasurable deity/authority figure, hands folded, faces anxious; the terrifying presence looms in the background as a cosmic shadow.
FAQs
Dharma values seeking right understanding from a competent source; fear is transformed through truthful explanation and discernment.
No pilgrimage site is named in this verse.
None is stated.
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