Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
त्वं पासि लुंपसि जगत्त्रितयं महेश स्रष्टासि भूतपतिरेव न कश्चिदन्यः
tvaṃ pāsi luṃpasi jagattritayaṃ maheśa sraṣṭāsi bhūtapatireva na kaścidanyaḥ
اے مہیش! تو تینوں جہانوں کی حفاظت بھی کرتا ہے اور انہیں فنا بھی کرتا ہے۔ تو ہی خالق ہے؛ تو ہی بھوتوں کا پتی، مخلوقات کا مالک ہے—تیرے سوا کوئی نہیں۔
Kāla
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied tīrtha-śravaṇa audience
Scene: Śiva envisioned as Mahādeva overseeing the three worlds—subtle imagery of Brahmā-like creation, Viṣṇu-like preservation, and Rudra-like dissolution emanating from him; the devotee’s praise foregrounds his singular sovereignty.
FAQs
All cosmic functions ultimately rest in Śiva—recognizing one supreme Lord fosters surrender and steadiness in dharma.
Kedāra/Kedārnātha is the devotional horizon of the Kedārakhaṇḍa where this supremacy is contemplated.
None stated; it supports upāsanā (meditative worship) on Śiva as the sole Lord of all beings.