Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
न गृहं न धनं गोत्रमनादिनिधनोव्ययः । स्थिरबुद्धिर्न चैवासौ क्रीडते भुवनत्रये
na gṛhaṃ na dhanaṃ gotramanādinidhanovyayaḥ | sthirabuddhirna caivāsau krīḍate bhuvanatraye
اُس کا نہ گھر ہے، نہ دولت، نہ نسب؛ وہ بے آغاز، بے انجام، بے زوال ہے۔ ثابت شعور کے ساتھ وہ تینوں جہانوں میں لیلا کرتا ہے۔
Deductive (Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative voice praising Śiva’s imperishability)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene, ash-smeared Śiva-like ascetic, unbound by possessions, moving freely through symbolic three realms—earth, mid-air, and heaven—while remaining inwardly still.
FAQs
The Lord’s freedom is shown by his lack of dependence on possessions or social identity; his ‘play’ is the cosmic order itself.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra within Prabhāsa, where Śiva’s timeless nature is celebrated as part of the site’s greatness.
None in this verse; it is a theological characterization.