Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
स एव सर्वं कुरुते स एव परिपाति च । स एव संवृणोत्यंते सर्वैश्वर्यनिधिः स च
sa eva sarvaṃ kurute sa eva paripāti ca | sa eva saṃvṛṇotyaṃte sarvaiśvaryanidhiḥ sa ca
அவனே அனைத்தையும் செய்கிறான்; அவனே காக்கிறான்; இறுதியில் அவனே அனைத்தையும் மீண்டும் ஒன்றாக்கிக் கொள்கிறான்—அவனே எல்லா ஐஸ்வர்யங்களின் நிதி.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A cosmic tableau: the Lord as the hidden center—hands symbolically creating, protecting, and drawing the universe back—while Kāśī’s sacred skyline sits beneath as a microcosm of the whole.
FAQs
The Lord is affirmed as the sole doer—creator, protector, and the one who withdraws all at the end—supporting surrender and trust.
Not a specific tīrtha in this verse; it provides the theological foundation that undergirds Kāśī’s māhātmya.
None; it is a doctrinal statement about Īśvara’s supremacy.