Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
अहं ज्येष्ठो अहं ज्येष्ठो वादोऽभूद्ब्रह्मरुद्रयोः । तदा क्रुद्धो महादेवो ब्रह्माणं हन्तुमुद्यतः
ahaṃ jyeṣṭho ahaṃ jyeṣṭho vādo'bhūdbrahmarudrayoḥ | tadā kruddho mahādevo brahmāṇaṃ hantumudyataḥ
“เราผู้อาวุโส! เราผู้อาวุโส!”—วาทะจึงเกิดขึ้นระหว่างพรหมาและรุทระ ครั้นนั้นพระมหาเทวะกริ้วนัก มุ่งจะประหารพรหมา
Sārasvata
Tirtha: Kailāsa (didactic locus)
Type: peak
Scene: On Kailāsa’s terrace, Brahmā and Rudra face each other in heated debate, gestures raised; Rudra’s eyes blaze with anger as he lifts a hand to strike; the atmosphere trembles; devas recoil in fear.
FAQs
Claims of superiority (ahaṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ) generate conflict; Purāṇic narratives warn against pride even at the highest levels.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a mythic prelude within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya discourse.
None.