Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
पितामहो यथा विष्णोः कीटस्थाने व्यवस्थितः । तथा स शिवशक्तिभ्यां पीरज्ञेयो द्विजो त्तमाः
pitāmaho yathā viṣṇoḥ kīṭasthāne vyavasthitaḥ | tathā sa śivaśaktibhyāṃ pīrajñeyo dvijo ttamāḥ
Sebagaimana Sang Pitāmaha (Brahmā), berbanding dengan Viṣṇu, ditempatkan pada kedudukan seperti serangga—demikian juga, wahai yang terbaik antara yang dua kali lahir, hendaklah difahami bahawa di hadapan Śiva dan Śakti, beliau berada pada kedudukan rendah yang sama.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama
Scene: A teaching scene where the cosmic triad is shown in diminishing scale: Viṣṇu and Brahmā smaller, while Śiva with Śakti appears as the encompassing, luminous center—half-male half-female or paired forms.
FAQs
It frames a theological hierarchy to direct the listener toward the supreme principle associated with Śiva-Śakti and toward liberating knowledge.
The tīrtha is not named within this verse alone, though it belongs to a Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse functions as doctrinal instruction.