Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
एको देवस्त्वं हि सर्गस्य कर्ता नानाविधं सृष्टमेतत्त्वयैव । अहं सृष्टस्त्वीदृशो यत्त्वया वै सोऽयं दोषो धातरद्धा तवैव
eko devastvaṃ hi sargasya kartā nānāvidhaṃ sṛṣṭametattvayaiva | ahaṃ sṛṣṭastvīdṛśo yattvayā vai so'yaṃ doṣo dhātaraddhā tavaiva
«Toi seul es le Dieu, l’artisan de la création; ce monde aux formes multiples a été façonné par toi. Puisque tu m’as créé tel que je suis, ô Dhātā, cette faute est véritablement la tienne.»
Haṃsa
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: river
Listener: Dhātā (Brahmā)
Scene: The haṃsa, still supplicant, makes a bold philosophical argument before Brahmā: ‘You alone created all; since you made me thus, the fault is yours’—a tense, debate-like moment amid devotion.
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It reflects a theological tension: creatures appeal to the Creator’s responsibility, yet dharma still demands personal reform and humility.
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