Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
स्वभावतो विश्वमिदं हि वर्तते स्वभावतः सूर्यमुखा भ्रमंत्यमी । स्वभावतो वायवो वांति नित्यं स्वभावतो वर्षति चांबुदोऽयम्
svabhāvato viśvamidaṃ hi vartate svabhāvataḥ sūryamukhā bhramaṃtyamī | svabhāvato vāyavo vāṃti nityaṃ svabhāvato varṣati cāṃbudo'yam
Por sua própria natureza este universo prossegue; por sua própria natureza estes corpos celestes giram, tendo o sol à frente. Por sua própria natureza os ventos sopram sem cessar, e por sua própria natureza esta nuvem derrama a chuva.
Unspecified in snippet (didactic speaker presenting a ‘svabhāva’ explanation)
Scene: A panoramic nature-cosmos scene: the sun leading a procession of luminaries across the sky, winds personified as flowing scarves, a cloud releasing rain over fields; the teacher’s voice implied as narration.
FAQs
It highlights the regularity of the cosmos as an inherent order, urging contemplation on the principle that governs phenomena.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.