Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185
असूर्ये च भवेत्सूर्यस्तथाऽचंद्रे च चंद्रमाः । भवत्यग्निश्च वायुश्च पृथिव्यां जीवकारणम्
asūrye ca bhavetsūryastathā'caṃdre ca caṃdramāḥ | bhavatyagniśca vāyuśca pṛthivyāṃ jīvakāraṇam
जहाँ सूर्य न हो, वहाँ वही सूर्य बन जाता है; जहाँ चंद्र न हो, वहाँ वही चंद्रमा हो जाता है। वही अग्नि और वायु भी बनकर पृथ्वी पर जीवन का कारण होता है।
Devas
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Skanda’s form subtly superimposed across sun and moon in the sky, with fire altar flames and moving wind indicated by flowing banners; earth below teeming with life sustained by these forces.
FAQs
Divine governance is depicted as sustaining nature itself—cosmic order is preserved through a deity’s delegated power.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse praises Indra’s cosmic, life-sustaining role.
None; it is cosmological praise rather than a ritual instruction.