Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
कालाग्निरुद्रो भगवान्कदाचिद्विश्ववंदितः । समाससाद भूतेशः स्वेच्छया परमेश्वरः
kālāgnirudro bhagavānkadācidviśvavaṃditaḥ | samāsasāda bhūteśaḥ svecchayā parameśvaraḥ
Pada suatu ketika, Bhagavān Kālāgnirudra—yang dipuja seluruh alam—datang ke sana menurut kehendak-Nya sendiri; Dialah Parameśvara, Penguasa segala makhluk.
Vāmadeva
Scene: A vast, undefined sacred expanse where Kālāgnirudra appears by his own will—radiant, ash-smeared, with matted locks and a halo like smoldering fire; the atmosphere trembles with reverence as beings sense the Supreme Lord’s arrival.
FAQs
The Supreme Lord is free and sovereign, manifesting by his own will for the ordering and blessing of the world.
The setting remains Mount Mandara, presented as the locus for Śiva’s manifestation.
None; the verse narrates a divine advent.