Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185
असूर्ये च भवेत्सूर्यस्तथाऽचंद्रे च चंद्रमाः । भवत्यग्निश्च वायुश्च पृथिव्यां जीवकारणम्
asūrye ca bhavetsūryastathā'caṃdre ca caṃdramāḥ | bhavatyagniśca vāyuśca pṛthivyāṃ jīvakāraṇam
“Di tempat tiada matahari, Dialah matahari; di tempat tiada bulan, Dialah bulan. Dia juga menjadi api dan angin—di bumi, Dialah sebab kehidupan.”
Devas
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Skanda’s form subtly superimposed across sun and moon in the sky, with fire altar flames and moving wind indicated by flowing banners; earth below teeming with life sustained by these forces.
FAQs
Divine governance is depicted as sustaining nature itself—cosmic order is preserved through a deity’s delegated power.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse praises Indra’s cosmic, life-sustaining role.
None; it is cosmological praise rather than a ritual instruction.