Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
विरंचिविष्णुप्रसमुखाः सोमेंद्रप्रमुखास्तथा । सर्वज्ञास्तेऽपि मुह्यति गणनास्मादृशं च का
viraṃciviṣṇuprasamukhāḥ someṃdrapramukhāstathā | sarvajñāste'pi muhyati gaṇanāsmādṛśaṃ ca kā
Même Brahmā et Viṣṇu à leur tête, et de même Soma et Indra à la leur—bien qu’on les dise omniscients—tombent encore dans l’égarement ; que dire alors de gens comme nous, que l’on voudrait compter et mesurer ?
Yājñavalkya
Listener: (implied) the audience; statement voiced by Yājñavalkya in the narrated exchange
Scene: A visionary tableau: Brahmā and Viṣṇu in the foreground, Soma and Indra nearby, all with slightly clouded expressions, as if a veil of moha passes over; a small human sage silhouette emphasizes scale and humility.
FAQs
If even great deities can be deluded, humans should abandon pride and cultivate humility and discernment.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes a universal dharmic attitude.
None; it encourages inner purification—humility and clarity—rather than an external ritual.