Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
त्वमात्मा सर्वभूतानामेको ज्योतिरिवैधसाम् । सर्वं भवति यस्मात्त्वत्तस्मात्सर्वोऽसि नित्यदा
tvamātmā sarvabhūtānāmeko jyotirivaidhasām | sarvaṃ bhavati yasmāttvattasmātsarvo'si nityadā
Tu es le Soi de tous les êtres—unique—comme une seule lumière parmi de multiples combustibles. Puisque tout advient de toi, ainsi es-tu toujours présent comme le Tout.
Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Assembled devas and sages (and, in Purāṇic frame, the listening ṛṣis)
Scene: In the snowy Kedāra landscape, devas and ṛṣis behold Mahādeva as a radiant, single flame-like presence, while many lamps/fuels symbolize diverse beings; the light pervades all directions.
FAQs
The Divine is the single inner light present in all beings; creation arises from that one source, implying divine immanence.
Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra is the broader frame; the verse provides the metaphysical basis for tirtha-devotion.
None; the verse is doctrinal praise describing the Lord’s all-pervasiveness.