Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
पृथ्वीं केचित्समायाता गगने केचिदागताः । दिशश्च प्रदिशश्चैव समावृत्य तथापरे
pṛthvīṃ kecitsamāyātā gagane kecidāgatāḥ | diśaśca pradiśaścaiva samāvṛtya tathāpare
Les uns descendirent sur la terre ; les autres gagnèrent le ciel. D’autres encore se déployèrent, couvrant les directions principales et les quartiers intermédiaires.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Forces distribute across earth and sky, spreading to cover cardinal and intercardinal directions, forming a vast encircling array.
FAQs
Divine justice is all-pervading—no realm or direction lies outside the reach of dharma’s correction.
The Kedāra region is the textual setting; the verse depicts a cosmic, all-directional spread rather than a local tīrtha.
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