Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 120
भ्रामयस्यखिलं विश्वं यन्त्रारूढं स्वमायया । येन विभ्रामिता मूढाः समायाताः स्वयंवरम्
bhrāmayasyakhilaṃ viśvaṃ yantrārūḍhaṃ svamāyayā | yena vibhrāmitā mūḍhāḥ samāyātāḥ svayaṃvaram
अपनी ही माया से आप समस्त विश्व को यंत्र पर चढ़े हुए-सा घुमाते हैं। उसी शक्ति से हम मूढ़ जन भ्रमित होकर इस स्वयंवर में आ पहुँचे।
Devāḥ (the gods), attributing their confusion to māyā
Scene: A cosmic tableau: the universe depicted as a great wheel or mechanism, with beings moving as if mounted on a device; above or within it, the Lord’s subtle presence governs through māyā, while the speakers confess their bewilderment arriving at a svayaṃvara.
FAQs
Māyā can bewilder all; seeing the world as ‘yantra-like’ encourages detachment and seeking the Lord beyond illusion.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is philosophical, framed within the svayaṃvara narrative.
None explicit; the implied practice is discernment (viveka) and devotion to transcend māyā.