Shloka 29
Īśvara-gītā: Antaryāmin, Kāla, and the Divine Ordinance Governing Creation, Preservation, and Pralaya
यो ऽपि ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठो देवसेनापतिः प्रभुः / स्कन्दो ऽसौ वर्तते नित्यं स्वयंभूर्विधिचोदितः
yo 'pi brahmavidāṃ śreṣṭho devasenāpatiḥ prabhuḥ / skando 'sau vartate nityaṃ svayaṃbhūrvidhicoditaḥ
สกันทะนั้น—ผู้เลิศในหมู่ผู้รู้พรหมัน เป็นจอมเจ้าและแม่ทัพแห่งกองทวยเทพ—ดำรงอยู่เป็นนิตย์ โดยพระพรหมผู้บังเกิดเองทรงแต่งตั้งและกระตุ้นตามบัญญัติทิพย์
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, within the Kurma Purana’s descriptive discourse)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling Skanda “foremost among the knowers of Brahman,” the verse foregrounds Brahmavidyā: true authority and divine function are grounded in realization of Brahman/Ātman, not merely in power or rank.
No specific technique is named, but the emphasis on “brahmavidām” implies the Yogic end of knowledge (jñāna-yoga/ātma-vicāra): inner realization that supports right action (dharma) and stable, disciplined service within cosmic order.
Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis: Skanda (a key Shaiva deity) is portrayed within a divinely regulated cosmic administration (vidhi) overseen by Brahmā, aligning sectarian forms with one ordered, overarching dharma rather than rivalry.