Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
किं जल्पसि हि भो देव तावयुक्तं च सांप्रतम् । त्वं दाता त्रिषु लोकेषु त्वं स्वामी जगतां विभो
kiṃ jalpasi hi bho deva tāvayuktaṃ ca sāṃpratam | tvaṃ dātā triṣu lokeṣu tvaṃ svāmī jagatāṃ vibho
“Mengapa Engkau berkata demikian, wahai Tuhan? Kata-kata begitu tidaklah wajar sekarang. Engkaulah pemberi di tiga alam; Engkaulah Penguasa segala makhluk, wahai Yang Maha Meliputi.”
Himālaya (Girirāṭ) addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himālaya addresses Śiva with reverent firmness, questioning his self-effacing speech and proclaiming him the giver and lord of the three worlds; sages listen in awe.
FAQs
The Supreme needs nothing—devotion recognizes Śiva as the universal giver and sovereign, beyond dependency.
Indirectly, the Himalayan sacred domain of Kedārakhaṇḍa is exalted through Himālaya’s devotional praise of Śiva.
None; the verse functions as stuti (praise), a devotional act central to Purāṇic worship.