Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
स्रष्टासि सृष्टिश्च विभो त्वमेव विश्वस्य वेद्यं च परं निधानम् । आहुर्द्विजा वेदविदो वरेण्यं परात्परस्त्वं परतः परोऽसि
sraṣṭāsi sṛṣṭiśca vibho tvameva viśvasya vedyaṃ ca paraṃ nidhānam | āhurdvijā vedavido vareṇyaṃ parātparastvaṃ parataḥ paro'si
ஓ விபோ! நீயே படைப்பவன்; படைப்பின் செயலும் நீயே. உலகின் பரம அறியத்தக்க பொருளும், உயர்ந்த நிதியும் நீயே. வேதம் அறிந்த த்விஜர்கள் உன்னை வாரண்யன் எனப் புகழ்வர்—நீ பராத்பரன், பரத்திற்கும் பரமானவன்.
Likely Indra / Devas (continuing stuti); exact speaker not explicit in the snippet
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)
Type: river
Scene: Brahmā (Padmayoni) offers a lofty Vedic hymn to the all-pervading Mahādeva, presenting Śiva as creator, creation, and the supreme treasure; the atmosphere is still, cosmic, and contemplative.
FAQs
The Highest is both the source and substance of the cosmos; true knowledge culminates in devotion to that supreme refuge.
No particular site is named; the verse is a universal theological declaration.
None explicitly; it emphasizes Vedic testimony and contemplative knowing (vedya).
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