Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
विरक्ताः कामभोगेभ्यो ये प्रकुर्वंत्यहैतुकीम् । भक्तिं परां शिवे धीरास्तेषां मुक्तिर्न संसृतिः
viraktāḥ kāmabhogebhyo ye prakurvaṃtyahaitukīm | bhaktiṃ parāṃ śive dhīrāsteṣāṃ muktirna saṃsṛtiḥ
যিসকলে কামভোগৰ পৰা বৈৰাগ্য ধৰে আৰু ধীৰচিত্তে শিৱত অহৈতুকী, পৰম ভক্তি সাধে—তেওঁলোকৰ মুক্তি হয়, সংসাৰত পুনৰাগমন নহয়।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A steady-minded devotee turns away from sensual allurements and offers simple, heartfelt worship to Śiva—bilva leaves, water, and mantra—while the background shows temptations fading into shadow.
FAQs
Unmotivated devotion to Śiva, supported by detachment from sense-pleasures, leads to liberation rather than continued rebirth.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches a general dharma of Śiva-bhakti.
The prescription is inner discipline: cultivate ahaitukī (selfless) bhakti and vairāgya (detachment).