Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
अश्विनावूचतुः । आत्मरूपतया नित्यं योगिनां भासते हृदि । अनन्य भानवेद्याय नमस्ते राघवेश्वर
aśvināvūcatuḥ | ātmarūpatayā nityaṃ yogināṃ bhāsate hṛdi | ananya bhānavedyāya namaste rāghaveśvara
অশ্বিনীদ্বয়ে ক’লে: তুমি নিত্য আত্মাৰূপে যোগীসকলৰ হৃদয়ত দীপ্ত হৈ ভাসা। হে অনন্য অন্তৰ্জ্যোতিৰে বেদ্য, ৰাঘৱেশ্বৰ—তোমাক নমস্কাৰ।
The Aśvins (Aśvinī-kumāras)
Tirtha: Rāghaveśvara (epithet of Rāmanātha at Setu-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rāghaveśvara/Śiva (addressed)
Scene: The twin Aśvins, divine physicians, offer salutations to Rāghaveśvara, depicting Śiva as a radiant inner presence; the art can juxtapose the outer liṅga with a subtle heart-light vision.
FAQs
The highest darśana is inward: Śiva is realized as the Self shining in the yogin’s heart through steady inner awareness.
Rāmeśvaram/Setu, where Śiva is revered as Rāghaveśvara/Rāmanātha in connection with Rāma.
No external rite; it points to yogic meditation (dhyāna) on the indwelling Lord.
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