Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
तस्माद्वारय तं गत्वा स्वयमेव पितामह । यावन्न व्याप्यते सर्वं तत्सष्ट्येदं चराचरम्
tasmādvāraya taṃ gatvā svayameva pitāmaha | yāvanna vyāpyate sarvaṃ tatsaṣṭyedaṃ carācaram
ஆகையால், ஓ பிதாமஹா (பிரம்மா)! நீங்களே சென்று அவரைத் தடுத்து நிறுத்துங்கள்; இந்தச் சராசர உலகம் அந்த (புதிய) படைப்பால் முழுவதும் ஆட்கொள்ளப்படுவதற்கு முன்.
Unspecified (addressing Brahmā as Pitāmaha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
Scene: A deity or messenger urgently petitions Brahmā, pointing toward a swelling multitude of beings spreading across the worlds; Brahmā’s face is grave, poised to intervene.
FAQs
Spiritual power must remain aligned with universal order; when imbalance threatens, divine governance (Brahmā) intervenes to restore dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative bridge within the Tīrthamāhātmya context.
None; the verse focuses on restraining an act of creation rather than prescribing a rite.