Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 159
त्वं हि लोकपतिर्देव न त्वां जानाति कश्चन । अहं ते वै विशालाक्ष भूतपूर्वपरिग्रहः
tvaṃ hi lokapatirdeva na tvāṃ jānāti kaścana | ahaṃ te vai viśālākṣa bhūtapūrvaparigrahaḥ
اے دیو! تو ہی جہانوں کا مالک ہے؛ تیری کامل حقیقت کو کوئی نہیں جانتا۔ اے وسیع چشم! میں تیرا ہی ہوں—ازَل سے تیرا قبول کیا ہوا خادم۔
Brahmā (pitāmaha), contextually addressing Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Sarayū-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience (not explicit)
Scene: Brahmā stands with folded hands before Rāma, eyes lowered in humility; devas behind him. Rāma remains serene, wide-eyed, radiating quiet authority; the river glimmers nearby.
FAQs
God’s true greatness is beyond ordinary knowing; the devotee’s right response is humility and surrender.
Ayodhyā is the overarching sacred geography of this section (Ayodhyāmāhātmya).
None directly; the verse emphasizes theological praise and self-offering to the Lord.