Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
महेश्वर यथा साक्षादपरस्त्वं महेश्वरः । ततः स्मयन्महादेवो जयेति भुवने श्रुतः
maheśvara yathā sākṣādaparastvaṃ maheśvaraḥ | tataḥ smayanmahādevo jayeti bhuvane śrutaḥ
اے مہیشور! آپ ہی براہِ راست پرم ہیں؛ آپ کے سوا کوئی دوسرا نہیں، اے مہیشور۔ تب مہادیو مسکرا کر ‘جے!’ پکار اٹھے—اور وہ ندا تمام بھونوں میں سنائی دی۔
Keśava (first line, praise); narrative voice reports Mahādeva’s response
Scene: Viṣṇu declares Śiva as the direct Supreme; Śiva responds with a gentle smile and a thunderous yet auspicious ‘Jaya!’ that echoes through the worlds—suggesting waves of sound across cosmic layers.
FAQs
Supremacy is expressed as non-duality—seeing no ‘other’ beyond the Lord culminates in auspicious victory (jaya) for dharma.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse universalizes Śiva’s victory as resounding through all realms.
None; it conveys theological affirmation and the auspicious proclamation of victory.