Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
श्रीमहादेव उवाच । शृणु विष्णो महाबाहो जगतः प्रभवाप्यय । विधेहि सृष्टिं विविधां यथावत्त्वं श्रुतीरिताम्
śrīmahādeva uvāca | śṛṇu viṣṇo mahābāho jagataḥ prabhavāpyaya | vidhehi sṛṣṭiṃ vividhāṃ yathāvattvaṃ śrutīritām
Śrī Mahādeva bersabda: “Dengarlah, wahai Viṣṇu, Mahābāhu, punca kemunculan dan peleburan segala alam. Aturlah ciptaan yang beraneka dengan sebaiknya, sebagaimana yang diwartakan oleh Veda.”
Śiva (Śrī Mahādeva)
Listener: Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana)
Scene: Śiva speaks authoritatively to Viṣṇu: a divine council scene where creation’s manifold forms are to be arranged as per the Vedas; visual emphasis on śruti (Veda manuscripts) and cosmic diagrams.
FAQs
Cosmic order and creation are to be aligned with Śruti, reinforcing Vedic authority within Purāṇic teaching.
The verse occurs within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-māhātmya narrative frame, though it speaks directly about cosmic governance.
None; it is an instruction regarding the proper establishment of creation in accordance with the Vedas.