Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
किं जल्पसि हि भो देव तावयुक्तं च सांप्रतम् । त्वं दाता त्रिषु लोकेषु त्वं स्वामी जगतां विभो
kiṃ jalpasi hi bho deva tāvayuktaṃ ca sāṃpratam | tvaṃ dātā triṣu lokeṣu tvaṃ svāmī jagatāṃ vibho
“ไฉนพระองค์ตรัสเช่นนั้นเล่า ข้าแต่เทพะ? ถ้อยคำเช่นนี้ไม่สมควรในกาลบัดนี้ พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้ประทานในไตรโลก พระองค์ทรงเป็นเจ้าแห่งสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง โอ้พระวิภุ ผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่วทุกแห่ง”
Himālaya (Girirāṭ) addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himālaya addresses Śiva with reverent firmness, questioning his self-effacing speech and proclaiming him the giver and lord of the three worlds; sages listen in awe.
FAQs
The Supreme needs nothing—devotion recognizes Śiva as the universal giver and sovereign, beyond dependency.
Indirectly, the Himalayan sacred domain of Kedārakhaṇḍa is exalted through Himālaya’s devotional praise of Śiva.
None; the verse functions as stuti (praise), a devotional act central to Purāṇic worship.