Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
इत्युक्ता सा तथा चक्रे पुष्करस्था समाहिता । वर्तंत्या नियमे तस्याः सहस्राक्षः समाहितः
ityuktā sā tathā cakre puṣkarasthā samāhitā | vartaṃtyā niyame tasyāḥ sahasrākṣaḥ samāhitaḥ
এইদৰে কোৱা হোৱাত তাই তেনেকৈয়ে কৰিলে—পুষ্কৰত থাকি মন একাগ্ৰ কৰি। তাইৰ নিয়মাচৰণ চলি থাকোঁতে সহস্ৰাক্ষ (ইন্দ্ৰ)ও সাৱধান আৰু তৎপৰ হৈ থাকিল।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Diti seated in austerity near Puṣkara’s sacred waters, dawn light on the lake, lotuses and ghats; Indra in the sky or at a distance, vigilant with vajra, watching the progress of her vow.
FAQs
Steady observance of niyama (disciplined vow) strengthens inner focus and makes one’s spiritual effort consequential even to the gods.
Puṣkara is highlighted as the place where the vow is undertaken and sustained with concentration.
A continued niyama/vow-observance (vrata) with mental composure (samādhi-like steadiness) is implied.