Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
सर्वोपसर्गरहितं सर्वतोव्यापकं शिवम् । अव्यक्तं परतो नित्यं केवलं द्वैतवर्जितम्
sarvopasargarahitaṃ sarvatovyāpakaṃ śivam | avyaktaṃ parato nityaṃ kevalaṃ dvaitavarjitam
พระองค์คือศิวะ—ปราศจากเคราะห์ทุกประการ แผ่ซ่านทั่วทุกทิศ; อปรากฏ เป็นผู้เหนือยิ่งกว่าสิ่งเหนือทั้งปวง นิรันดร์ บริสุทธิ์ และไร้ทวิภาวะ
Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing Devī or a listener in dialogue)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic visualization: Śiva as an all-pervading presence filling the directions, while the Liṅga remains as the focal point—suggesting the unmanifest within the manifest.
FAQs
Śiva is described as the absolute reality—beyond suffering, omnipresent, eternal, and non-dual—inviting contemplation of His supreme nature.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva’s presence is praised as supremely transcendent and all-pervading.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes philosophical meditation on Śiva’s nature.