Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 197
तवाग्निरास्यं वसुधांघ्रियुग्मं नभः शिरश्चंद्ररवी च नेत्रे । समस्तलोका जठरं भुजाश्च दिशश्चतस्रो भगवन्नमस्ते
tavāgnirāsyaṃ vasudhāṃghriyugmaṃ nabhaḥ śiraścaṃdraravī ca netre | samastalokā jaṭharaṃ bhujāśca diśaścatasro bhagavannamaste
तुझे मुख अग्नी आहे, पृथ्वी तुझे युगल पाय आहेत, आकाश तुझे शिर आहे, चंद्र-सूर्य तुझे नेत्र आहेत। सर्व लोक तुझे उदर आहेत आणि चारही दिशा तुझे भुज आहेत—हे भगवन्, तुला नमस्कार।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) or devotee-voice within the narrative (deduced)
Tirtha: Viśvarūpa (cosmic kṣetra-bhāvanā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A towering cosmic deity whose mouth blazes as fire; feet rest upon the earth; head merges into the sky; sun and moon shine as eyes; the worlds appear within the belly; four directions extend as mighty arms.
FAQs
See the Divine as immanent in the cosmos; reverence arises from recognizing the world as the Lord’s body.
No single site is named; the teaching supports tīrtha-vision by sanctifying all directions and worlds as divine.
A contemplative practice is implied: meditate on the Lord’s viśvarūpa (cosmic form) while offering namaskāra.