Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन सर्वभूतेश्वरेण च । सिंहवक्षाः पर्वताभो नानाभूषणभूषितः
sūta uvāca | ityukto vāsudevena sarvabhūteśvareṇa ca | siṃhavakṣāḥ parvatābho nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
ਸੂਤ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ਵਾਸੁਦੇਵ—ਸਭ ਭੂਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ—ਵੱਲੋਂ ਇਉਂ ਕਹੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੇ, ਉਹ ਸਿੰਹ-ਵਕਸ਼, ਪਹਾੜ-ਸਮ ਦੇਹ ਵਾਲਾ, ਨਾਨਾ ਭੂਸ਼ਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਸ਼ੋਭਿਤ (ਅੱਗੇ ਆ ਖੜਾ ਹੋਇਆ)।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention and explicit 'Sūta uvāca')
Listener: The primary audience of Sūta’s narration (traditional śaunaka-ādi sages implied by Sūta frame)
Scene: Sūta narrates as Vāsudeva addresses a towering, lion-chested, mountain-bodied figure glittering with many ornaments; the figure steps forward from the assembly, dominating the frame with radiance and poised strength.
FAQs
The Purāṇic mode honors divine lordship (Vāsudeva as sarvabhūteśvara) while portraying heroic instruments within a larger dharmic order.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.