Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
यथा विष्णुः कृमिर्ज्ञेयस्ताभ्यामेव द्विजोत्तमाः । सदाशिवस्य विज्ञेयौ तथा तौ कृमिरूपकौ
yathā viṣṇuḥ kṛmirjñeyastābhyāmeva dvijottamāḥ | sadāśivasya vijñeyau tathā tau kṛmirūpakau
Do mesmo modo, ó melhor dos duas-vezes-nascidos, até Viṣṇu deve ser conhecido como sendo apenas semelhante a um verme diante desses dois (Śiva e Śakti). E esses dois, por sua vez, devem ser compreendidos, diante de Sadāśiva, como tendo forma de verme, isto é, incomensuravelmente menores.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama
Scene: A cosmic ladder dissolving into pure light: Viṣṇu small beneath Śiva-Śakti, and above them an abstract, boundless radiance labeled Sadāśiva—no anthropomorphic limit, only a luminous void-fullness.
FAQs
It stresses the transcendence of Sadāśiva beyond all relative divine ranks, encouraging seekers to aim for the highest realization.
No specific sacred site is identified in this verse; it is part of a broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None in this verse; it is metaphysical teaching.