Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
आराधनं तस्य केचिद्योगमार्गेण कुर्वते । दुःखसाध्यं हि तत्तेषां नित्यं शून्यमुपासताम्
ārādhanaṃ tasya kecidyogamārgeṇa kurvate | duḥkhasādhyaṃ hi tatteṣāṃ nityaṃ śūnyamupāsatām
কিছুমানে যোগমাৰ্গেৰে তেওঁৰ আৰাধনা কৰে; কিন্তু যিসকলে সদায় শূন্যতাক উপাসনা-ধ্যান কৰে, তেওঁলোকৰ বাবে সেই সাধনা নিশ্চয়েই কষ্টসাধ্য আৰু দুখেৰে ভৰা।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A solitary yogin attempting śūnya-dhyāna in a stark, empty space, showing strain; contrasted implicitly with a devotee before a Śiva-liṅga experiencing steadiness and ease.
FAQs
Devotion and concrete worship are presented as more accessible than severe, abstract contemplations.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on modes of worship rather than sacred geography.
Implicit contrast: prefer practicable worship of Śiva (developed explicitly in the next verses as liṅga-arcana).