Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
त्रैलोक्यकरणे विप्र संक्षये वा स्थितौ हि वा । नाशक्तिर्विद्यते काचित्तव सर्वमुनीश्वर
trailokyakaraṇe vipra saṃkṣaye vā sthitau hi vā | nāśaktirvidyate kācittava sarvamunīśvara
हे विप्र, त्रैलोक्यस्य सृष्टौ वा संहारे वा स्थितौ वा, त्वयि काचिदपि अशक्तिर्न विद्यते; हे सर्वमुनीश्वर।
Sarasvatī (implied, speaking to Vasiṣṭha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: a brāhmaṇa addressed as 'munīśvara' (contextual)
Scene: A speaker extols a brahmarṣi as capable in creation, dissolution, and preservation; the sage stands serene, haloed by tapas, with cosmic motifs (three worlds) subtly indicated.
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Tapas and realized wisdom are portrayed as forces that uphold cosmic order; honoring such spiritual authority supports dharma.
The verse supports the tīrtha narrative by establishing Vasiṣṭha’s capacity to restore the Sarasvatī’s sanctity.
None; it is a eulogy (stuti) that precedes the remedial action.
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