Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
देवा ऊचुः । जगदादिरनादिस्त्वं जगदन्तोऽप्यनन्तकः । जगन्मूर्तिरमूर्तिस्त्वं जय गीर्वाणपूजित
devā ūcuḥ | jagadādiranādistvaṃ jagadanto'pyanantakaḥ | jaganmūrtiramūrtistvaṃ jaya gīrvāṇapūjita
Para deva berkata: “Engkau awal jagat, namun tanpa awal; Engkau akhir jagat, namun tak bertepi. Engkau berwujud sebagai jagat, namun juga nirwujud. Jaya bagi-Mu, wahai yang dipuja para dewa!”
Devas
Tirtha: Kṣīroda-sāgara (Milk Ocean)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas chant a lofty stuti before Viṣṇu: cosmic beginning and end, endless, both embodied and formless; the scene radiates metaphysical stillness.
FAQs
The Supreme is both immanent and transcendent—manifest as the cosmos yet beyond all forms.
The setting is Kṣīroda (Milk Ocean), where divine praise is offered to the cosmic Lord.
Stuti (hymnic praise) is the devotional act presented.