Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
यस्यांशात्तामसाज्जातो रुद्रः कालाग्निसन्निभः । विश्वमेतद्धरत्यंते स पूज्योऽस्माभिरीश्वरः
yasyāṃśāttāmasājjāto rudraḥ kālāgnisannibhaḥ | viśvametaddharatyaṃte sa pūjyo'smābhirīśvaraḥ
જેનાં અંશથી તમોગુણથી કાલાગ્નિ સમાન રુદ્ર ઉત્પન્ન થાય છે અને અંતે આ વિશ્વનો સંહાર કરે છે—એ ઈશ્વર અમારે પૂજ્ય છે.
Rājaputra (continuing reply)
Scene: Rudra born from the Lord’s tāmasa portion, blazing like the fire of Time; the cosmos shown at the brink of dissolution—waves, smoke, and collapsing worlds—while Īśvara remains steady and worship-worthy.
FAQs
Dissolution and transformation (pralaya) are sacred functions rooted in the Lord; worship recognizes Śiva as master of beginnings and endings.
No tīrtha is named; the verse praises cosmic dissolution under divine lordship.
None explicitly; it continues the theological praise supporting Śiva-worship.