Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
जीवात्मसंज्ञान्स्वीयांशान्व्यभजत्परमेश्वरः । तावंतस्ते च क्षेत्र्ज्ञा देहा यावंत एव हि
jīvātmasaṃjñānsvīyāṃśānvyabhajatparameśvaraḥ | tāvaṃtaste ca kṣetrjñā dehā yāvaṃta eva hi
जीवात्मसंज्ञाः स्वीयांशान् व्यभजत् परमेश्वरः। यावन्तस्ते च क्षेत्रज्ञा देहा यावन्त एव हि॥
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A cosmic vision: Parameśvara radiates countless sparks of light that become individual jīvas entering diverse bodies; the ‘field-knowers’ are shown as luminous points within human, animal, and divine forms.
FAQs
Individual souls are understood as divine portions; embodiment varies with the multiplicity of kṣetrajña-s (knowers) in saṃsāra.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse explains the doctrine of jīva and embodiment.
None; it is a metaphysical statement about jīvas and bodies.