Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
रत्नगर्भा धृता येन पृष्ठदेशे च लीलया । कृत्या व्यवस्थितं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्
ratnagarbhā dhṛtā yena pṛṣṭhadeśe ca līlayā | kṛtyā vyavasthitaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam
Par Lui, en pur jeu, la Terre au sein de joyaux fut portée sur Son dos; et par Sa puissance ordonnatrice, le monde entier—mobile et immobile—demeure établi selon son juste ordre.
Skanda (continuing)
Scene: The Lord bears the jewel-like Earth upon His back ‘in play’; the world of moving and unmoving beings is arranged in harmonious tiers—mountains, forests, rivers, cities—suggesting a cosmic mandala of order.
FAQs
The universe is sustained by divine līlā and divine order; stability in creation reflects the Lord’s governance.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse is a cosmological praise within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
None; it describes divine support and the ordering of creation rather than a specific ritual act.