Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । येनाक्रांता मही सर्वा क्रमेणैकेन तत्त्वतः । विवरे विवरे रोम्णां वर्तंते च पृथक्पृथक्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | yenākrāṃtā mahī sarvā krameṇaikena tattvataḥ | vivare vivare romṇāṃ vartaṃte ca pṛthakpṛthak
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—ज्याच्या एका पावलाच्या क्रमाने संपूर्ण पृथ्वी तत्त्वतः व्यापली गेली, त्याच्या केसांच्या प्रत्येक रोमछिद्रात ते (लोक) वेगवेगळे, पृथक् पृथक् वसतात।
Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira’s awe-filled inquiry: Trivikrama Viṣṇu with one stride spanning the earth; close-up visionary detail of countless worlds shimmering within each pore of His hair—microcosm within macrocosm.
FAQs
The Lord’s greatness is immeasurable: creation is contained within Him, inspiring humility and surrender.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya by framing the region’s stories within the Lord’s cosmic supremacy.
None; it is a theological/cosmological inquiry.