Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
मोहाविष्टास्ततः सर्वे इतश्चेतश्च धाविताः । नैव दृष्टस्तदा तैस्तु ब्रह्मरूपो जनार्दनः
mohāviṣṭāstataḥ sarve itaścetaśca dhāvitāḥ | naiva dṛṣṭastadā taistu brahmarūpo janārdanaḥ
Saisis par l’illusion, tous coururent çà et là ; pourtant, alors, Janārdana, en sa forme de Brahman, ne fut nullement aperçu par eux.
Vyāsa (continuing narration)
Scene: A group of devas, faces anxious and bewildered, running in different directions through a luminous, cloudlike cosmic space; in the background, an unseen radiance suggests Janārdana’s brahman-form beyond depiction.
FAQs
Delusion (moha) scatters the mind and blocks realization; the Supreme is subtle and not grasped by agitation.
No earthly tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the metaphysical ‘brahma-rūpa’ of Janārdana.
None; the verse points to inner clarity rather than ritual.