Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
सर्वक्षेत्रनिवासाय क्षेत्रभिन्नात्मशक्तये । अशक्ताय नमस्तुभ्यं शक्ताभासाय भूयसे
sarvakṣetranivāsāya kṣetrabhinnātmaśaktaye | aśaktāya namastubhyaṃ śaktābhāsāya bhūyase
सर्व क्षेत्रांत निवास करणाऱ्या, क्षेत्रभेदाने भिन्न आत्मशक्ती म्हणून प्रकट होणाऱ्या तुला नमस्कार। तू स्वतः निर्लेप असूनही सर्वत्र शक्तीच्या प्रभेसारखा प्रकट होतोस—तुला पुनःपुन्हा प्रणाम।
King (Rājā) praising Śiva (implicit)
Tirtha: Sarva-kṣetra (conceptual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A map-like sacred landscape with many shrines and bodies/figures, all connected by a single thread of light to a central, formless radiance—Śakti appearing as countless selves.
FAQs
The Lord is the indweller of all beings and all sacred spaces, appearing as diverse powers while remaining transcendent.
None is specified; the verse universalizes all kṣetras as pervaded by Śiva.
No direct prescription; the verse supports worship through recognizing Śiva’s presence in all kṣetras and beings.