Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
रुद्रः संहाररूपेण पालनेन चतुर्भुजः । विधिवत्त्वं विधातासि भारती ते मुखांबुजे
rudraḥ saṃhārarūpeṇa pālanena caturbhujaḥ | vidhivattvaṃ vidhātāsi bhāratī te mukhāṃbuje
فنا و انحلال کے روپ میں آپ رودر ہیں؛ حفاظت و پرورش میں آپ چتُربھُج پروردگار ہیں۔ نظمِ ودھی کے مطابق آپ ہی ودھاتا (خالق) ہیں، اور آپ کے چہرے کے کنول پر بھارتی، دیویِ گفتار، جلوہ گر ہے۔
Skanda (contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A syncretic theophany: the praised deity shows Rudra’s fierce aspect, Viṣṇu’s four-armed protective form, and Brahmā’s orderly creator aspect, while Sarasvatī sits as a subtle radiance on the lotus of the face—suggesting speech as divine presence.
FAQs
A perfected dharmic person mirrors cosmic order—able to protect, restrain, and create harmony, with truthful speech as a divine ornament.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s theme of divinity manifesting through dharma.
None.