In the ancient discourse, it is revealed that Skanda, self-born and ever-active, moves only at the prompting of the divine ordinance. The creation of all the myriad worlds is not by their own will, but solely by the command of the Supreme. Even the consort of Nārāyaṇa exists through the favor of the Supreme, and she, too, acts only when directed by the Lord. The goddess Sāvitrī, when remembered, follows the command of the divine; another goddess, especially meditated upon, also obeys the Supreme’s word. The one who upholds the world upon his head does so by the will of the god, and he who drank the entire ocean accomplished this feat only by the Lord’s command. All these powers protect all beings, but only as directed by the Supreme. Every other deity is established by the Supreme’s ordinance, and the Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas too are placed in their roles by the decree of the self-born one. The seasons, fortnights, and months, all the divisions of time, are established by the progenitor’s command, and even the supreme portions and divisions of time lie beyond, existing only by the will of the Supreme Soul. All the cosmic eggs that arise, surrounded by multitudes of elements, exist because of the self-born one and always carry out the command of the Supreme Self. Primal nature, the origin of all beings, acts under the Supreme’s direction, and Māyā, ever-transforming, is also moved by the Lord’s command. This Self abides eternally by the Lord’s direction, and even knowledge itself is governed by Maheśa’s command. All of creation is set in motion by the Supreme alone, and into Him alone does it dissolve. The Supreme Self, the Supreme Brahman—there is nothing else known beyond Him. Whoever realizes this truth is freed from the bondage of birth and worldly existence. Knowing the Supreme, a soul is liberated and does not fall again into the cycle of worldly life. This is the Supreme abode: eternal, blissful, and undivided. The ancient, imperishable Lord is Hari, wielder of Māyā. Among the Ādityas, He is Viṣṇu; among the Vasus, He is Pāvaka. Among lordly elephants, He is Airāvata; among wielders of weapons, He is Rāma. Among artisans, He is Viśvakarman; among the foes of the immortals, He is Prahlāda. Among heroes, He is Vīrabhadra; among the perfected ones, the sage Kapila. Among weapons, He is the thunderbolt; among vows, He is truth itself. Of all the stages of life, He is the householder; among the lords, He is the great Lord. Among all the Yakṣas, He is Kubera; among the leaders of the Gaṇas, He is Vīraka. Among those possessing strength, He is the wind; among islands, He is Puṣkara. Among the Vedas, He is the Sāma Veda; among the Yajur texts, He is the Śatarudriya. Among hymns, He is the Puruṣa Sūkta; among Sāma chants, the Jyeṣṭha Sāman. Among lands, He is Brahmāvarta; among sacred fields, Avimuktaka. Among beings, He is space; among living creatures, He is death itself. Among paths, He is liberation; among the highest, He is the Supreme Lord. Thus, all that exists, all that acts, and all that is known, is moved, sustained, and dissolved by the command and presence of the Supreme. To know Him is to attain freedom and eternal bliss.