Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 120
भ्रामयस्यखिलं विश्वं यन्त्रारूढं स्वमायया । येन विभ्रामिता मूढाः समायाताः स्वयंवरम्
bhrāmayasyakhilaṃ viśvaṃ yantrārūḍhaṃ svamāyayā | yena vibhrāmitā mūḍhāḥ samāyātāḥ svayaṃvaram
स्वतःच्या मायेनं तुम्ही अखिल विश्व यंत्रावर आरूढ झाल्यासारखं फिरविता. त्याच शक्तीने आम्ही मूढ जन भ्रमित होऊन या स्वयंवरास येऊन पोहोचलो.
Devāḥ (the gods), attributing their confusion to māyā
Scene: A cosmic tableau: the universe depicted as a great wheel or mechanism, with beings moving as if mounted on a device; above or within it, the Lord’s subtle presence governs through māyā, while the speakers confess their bewilderment arriving at a svayaṃvara.
FAQs
Māyā can bewilder all; seeing the world as ‘yantra-like’ encourages detachment and seeking the Lord beyond illusion.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is philosophical, framed within the svayaṃvara narrative.
None explicit; the implied practice is discernment (viveka) and devotion to transcend māyā.