Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
सर्वे देवा यत्पदमामनंति वेदैश्च सर्वैरपि यो न लभ्यः । ब्रह्मादिविश्वं ननु यस्य शैल बालस्य वा क्रीडनकं वदंति
sarve devā yatpadamāmanaṃti vedaiśca sarvairapi yo na labhyaḥ | brahmādiviśvaṃ nanu yasya śaila bālasya vā krīḍanakaṃ vadaṃti
تمام دیوتا جس اعلیٰ مقام کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرتے ہیں، وہ سب وید مل کر بھی پوری طرح نہیں پا سکتے۔ براہما سے شروع یہ سارا جگت اُس پہاڑ کے فرزند کے لیے محض کھیل کا کھلونا کہا جاتا ہے۔
Nārada
Scene: A cosmic tableau: gods with folded hands before an immeasurable Śiva; the universe (Brahmā and all worlds) depicted as a small toy in the hands of a mountain-born childlike Lord—suggesting both awe and playful transcendence.
FAQs
The Absolute surpasses conceptual grasp; the cosmos itself is held within the Lord’s effortless play (līlā).
No named tīrtha; the imagery is cosmic and mountain-associated, fitting the Himālaya setting.
None; it is theological praise.