Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
स्रष्टारमस्य जगतश्चेत्पश्यामि सदाशिवम् । नानापृच्छाभिरथ तं कुर्यां नाथं विलज्जितम्
sraṣṭāramasya jagataścetpaśyāmi sadāśivam | nānāpṛcchābhiratha taṃ kuryāṃ nāthaṃ vilajjitam
Si je pouvais contempler Sadāśiva, le créateur de ce monde, alors, à force de questions innombrables, j’en viendrais à mettre ce Seigneur dans l’embarras et la pudeur.
Nandabhadra (within Nārada’s narration)
Tirtha: Kapileśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A visionary moment: the liṅga’s presence expands into a subtle form of Sadāśiva—radiant, serene—while the devotee hesitates, torn between awe and the urge to ask profound questions.
FAQs
Even profound inquiry should be tempered with humility before the divine mystery of creation.
Implicitly within the Kapileśvara–Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa setting, though the verse itself is theological.
None; it introduces the devotee’s questioning as part of a stotra/prayerful reflection.