Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
त्रयाणां को वरो देवः को ज्येष्ठः को गुणाधिकः । चतुर्थो नास्ति यो वेत्ति सहसा ते त्रयः स्थिताः
trayāṇāṃ ko varo devaḥ ko jyeṣṭhaḥ ko guṇādhikaḥ | caturtho nāsti yo vetti sahasā te trayaḥ sthitāḥ
ആ മൂന്നുപേരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠദേവൻ ആര്? ജ്യേഷ്ഠൻ ആര്? ഗുണങ്ങളിൽ അധികൻ ആര്? വിധി പറയാൻ നാലാമൻ ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു; അതിനാൽ ആ മൂന്നുപേരും പെട്ടെന്ന് സംശയത്തിൽ നിന്നു।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Three great deities stand in a charged pause, each questioning precedence; the space between them feels like a held breath before a cosmic sign appears.
FAQs
It cautions against ranking the divine; ultimate reality transcends competitive comparison.
The verse is part of the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where theological themes support the sanctity of the kṣetra.
None; the focus is doctrinal and narrative.