Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
यस्यांशात्तामसाज्जातो रुद्रः कालाग्निसन्निभः । विश्वमेतद्धरत्यंते स पूज्योऽस्माभिरीश्वरः
yasyāṃśāttāmasājjāto rudraḥ kālāgnisannibhaḥ | viśvametaddharatyaṃte sa pūjyo'smābhirīśvaraḥ
ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਅੰਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਤਮਸ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਜਨਮਿਆ, ਕਾਲਾਂਤ ਦੀ ਅੱਗ ਵਰਗਾ; ਅਤੇ ਅੰਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਇਹ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਸਮੇਟ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ—ਉਹੀ ਈਸ਼ਵਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪੂਜਿਤ ਹੈ।
Rājaputra (continuing reply)
Scene: Rudra born from the Lord’s tāmasa portion, blazing like the fire of Time; the cosmos shown at the brink of dissolution—waves, smoke, and collapsing worlds—while Īśvara remains steady and worship-worthy.
FAQs
Dissolution and transformation (pralaya) are sacred functions rooted in the Lord; worship recognizes Śiva as master of beginnings and endings.
No tīrtha is named; the verse praises cosmic dissolution under divine lordship.
None explicitly; it continues the theological praise supporting Śiva-worship.