Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
अनादिसृष्टिकर्त्रे च नमः सर्वगताय च । सर्वस्थाय नमस्तुभ्यं धाम्नां धाम्ने नमोऽस्तु ते
anādisṛṣṭikartre ca namaḥ sarvagatāya ca | sarvasthāya namastubhyaṃ dhāmnāṃ dhāmne namo'stu te
無始の創造主なる汝に礼拝す。遍く行き渡る汝に礼拝す。万物に住する汝に礼拝す。諸住処の住処なる汝に礼拝す。
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī continues the hymn, emphasizing Śiva’s cosmic pervasion—visualized as Śiva’s presence radiating through the elements, directions, and all beings, while still centered as Candraśekhara in the sanctum.
FAQs
The Supreme (Śiva) is both transcendent and immanent—creator, all-pervading, and present in every being and every sacred seat.
The verse supports the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya by praising Śiva as the source and sanctuary of all dhāmas, implying Prabhāsa’s sanctity within that divine order.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it is a devotional stuti (praise) establishing the theological basis for later tīrtha-glorification.