Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
यैरासन्विकला लोकास्त्रयोऽपि प्रमृता यथा । ततो रुद्रो बालरूपं कृत्वा विश्वकृते विभुः
yairāsanvikalā lokāstrayo'pi pramṛtā yathā | tato rudro bālarūpaṃ kṛtvā viśvakṛte vibhuḥ
ज्या कारणांनी तिन्ही लोक विकल झाले, जणू मृतप्राय. म्हणून विश्वहितासाठी सर्वशक्तिमान रुद्राने बालरूप धारण केले।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: The three worlds appear weakened as if struck down. Rudra, for the welfare of the universe, assumes the form of a crying child—an inversion of cosmic power into vulnerability.
FAQs
The Supreme acts compassionately in whatever form is needed to protect and restore dharma in the worlds.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets a narrative context within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it describes Rudra’s protective manifestation.