Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
नानारूपं कथं जातं सुरासुरविलक्षणम् । विचित्रं मोहजननं त्रिभिर्द्देवैश्च लक्षितम्
nānārūpaṃ kathaṃ jātaṃ surāsuravilakṣaṇam | vicitraṃ mohajananaṃ tribhirddevaiśca lakṣitam
Bagaimanakah alam semesta yang beraneka rupa ini lahir—begitu berbeza bentuknya antara para dewa dan asura—menakjubkan namun menimbulkan khayal, serta ditandai sebagai tiga serangkai oleh tiga dewa?
Gaṇeśa (addressing Śiva, inferred from vṛṣabhadhvaja in the immediate context)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A questioning scene where the manifold universe is depicted as a branching tree of forms—devas and asuras—overseen by a triadic cosmic principle; the question itself is foregrounded.
FAQs
The world’s diversity is wondrous yet deluding; it is to be understood through the threefold framework that governs manifestation.
The broader setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra/Kedarnath region), though this verse itself is philosophical rather than descriptive of a single tirtha.
None in this verse; it raises a doctrinal question about creation and delusion.