Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
न यस्यालमपि ब्रह्मामहिमानं विवर्णितुम् । श्रुतिश्च भीता यं वक्ति किं तस्मात्परमं भवेत्
na yasyālamapi brahmāmahimānaṃ vivarṇitum | śrutiśca bhītā yaṃ vakti kiṃ tasmātparamaṃ bhavet
Kahit si Brahmā ay hindi kayang ilarawan nang ganap ang Kanyang kadakilaan; maging ang Veda (Śruti), sa pagkamangha at pagkatakot, ay nagsasalita tungkol sa Kanya nang may pagpipigil. Ano pa ang maaaring mas mataas kaysa sa Kanya?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A theological crescendo: Brahmā cannot fully describe Śiva’s glory; even Śruti speaks in awe—there can be nothing higher.
FAQs
Śiva’s transcendence is beyond complete verbal description; humility before the Divine is itself dharma.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a general stuti within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse establishes theological supremacy as a basis for devotion.