Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
आब्रह्मस्तंबपर्यंतं सृजत्य वति हंति च । निबद्धमस्ति तेनैव कालेनैकेन भो द्विजाः
ābrahmastaṃbaparyaṃtaṃ sṛjatya vati haṃti ca | nibaddhamasti tenaiva kālenaikena bho dvijāḥ
De Brahmā jusqu’au plus frêle brin d’herbe, le Temps (Kāla) crée, maintient et détruit. Tout cela est lié par ce Temps unique, ô sages deux-fois-nés.
Lomaśa
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
Scene: A sweeping allegory: Time as an unseen force binding all—from Brahmā in the heavens to a single blade of grass—while cycles of birth, preservation, and dissolution unfold in the background.
FAQs
Everything is governed by Time—recognizing this inspires detachment, discipline, and timely dharmic action.
The Kedāra-kṣetra context frames the teaching, even when the verse speaks universally.
No specific rite; it provides the metaphysical basis for observing vows and pilgrimages within proper time.