Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
पुरुषश्चाप्रमेयश्च एवं वंश्यर्षयो विदुः । विश्वेदेवास्तथादित्या वसव श्चाश्विनावपि
puruṣaścāprameyaśca evaṃ vaṃśyarṣayo viduḥ | viśvedevāstathādityā vasava ścāśvināvapi
ବଂଶପରମ୍ପରା ଜାଣୁଥିବା ଋଷିମାନେ ଏପରି ଜାଣନ୍ତି—ପୁରୁଷ ଓ ଅପ୍ରମେୟ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ; ତଥା ବିଶ୍ୱେଦେବ, ଆଦିତ୍ୟ, ବସୁ ଏବଂ ଅଶ୍ୱିନୀଦ୍ୱୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦିବ୍ୟ କ୍ରମରେ ଉଦ୍ଭବିତ ହେଲେ।
Śiva (contextual; confirmed explicitly at 8.39)
Scene: A layered cosmic diagram: the Cosmic Person as a vast subtle form, the ‘aprameya’ as an unbounded radiance behind, and deva-gaṇas arranged in concentric circles—Viśvedevas, Ādityas, Vasus, Aśvins—each with emblematic attributes.
FAQs
The divine hosts are presented as structured manifestations of a higher, immeasurable reality, encouraging reverence for cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).
None directly; the verse lists deva-groups as part of universal origin narration.
None in this verse.