Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन सर्वभूतेश्वरेण च । सिंहवक्षाः पर्वताभो नानाभूषणभूषितः
sūta uvāca | ityukto vāsudevena sarvabhūteśvareṇa ca | siṃhavakṣāḥ parvatābho nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
Dijo Sūta: Así interpelado por Vāsudeva, Señor de todos los seres, él—de pecho de león, de figura semejante a una montaña, adornado con múltiples ornamentos—se adelantó.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention and explicit 'Sūta uvāca')
Listener: The primary audience of Sūta’s narration (traditional śaunaka-ādi sages implied by Sūta frame)
Scene: Sūta narrates as Vāsudeva addresses a towering, lion-chested, mountain-bodied figure glittering with many ornaments; the figure steps forward from the assembly, dominating the frame with radiance and poised strength.
FAQs
The Purāṇic mode honors divine lordship (Vāsudeva as sarvabhūteśvara) while portraying heroic instruments within a larger dharmic order.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.