Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
भ्रमरैः सर्वमुत्सृज्य निलीनं रावसंयुतम् । यथा संसारमुत्सृज्य भक्तेन हरपादयोः
bhramaraiḥ sarvamutsṛjya nilīnaṃ rāvasaṃyutam | yathā saṃsāramutsṛjya bhaktena harapādayoḥ
তাত ভ্ৰমৰসকলে সকলো ত্যাগ কৰি গুঞ্জন কৰি স্থিৰ হৈ থাকিছিল; যেন ভক্তই সংসাৰৰ বন্ধন ত্যাগ কৰি হৰ (শিৱ)ৰ পদযুগলত লীন হয়।
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close view of bees clustered on blossoms, wings still, bodies settled, creating a continuous hum; in the background, a subtle devotional motif—Śiva’s feet or a liṅga suggested as the inner focus.
FAQs
The ideal of bhakti is single-pointed absorption: like bees fixed in fragrant blossoms, the devotee abandons saṁsāra and rests in Śiva’s feet.
The sanctified grove in the Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-region; the verse culminates the place-description with a Śaiva devotional metaphor.
No formal rite; the prescription is devotional orientation—tyāga of saṁsāra and refuge in Hara’s feet (Śiva-bhakti).