Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
एवमत्र स्थिते जीवो देहेऽस्मिन्सप्तसप्तके । पंचविंशतिको व्याप्य देहं वासोऽस्य मूर्धनि
evamatra sthite jīvo dehe'sminsaptasaptake | paṃcaviṃśatiko vyāpya dehaṃ vāso'sya mūrdhani
এইদৰে ইয়াত অৱস্থিত জীৱ এই দেহত সত্ত-সত্ত (সাত-সাত) সমষ্টিৰূপে থাকে। পঁচিশ তত্ত্বৰূপে ই দেহজুৰি ব্যাপি থাকে, তথাপি ইয়াৰ আসন মূৰ্ধ্নি—মাথাত।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A luminous subtle figure (jīva) shown as a small flame or crystal light pervading a human silhouette, with a brighter focus at the crown/head; around it, a ring of 25 symbols (tattvas) arranged like a mandala.
FAQs
The soul is distinct from the body’s components; recognizing this supports vairāgya and devotion-centered dharma.
No tīrtha is specified; the focus is philosophical anthropology within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa.
None; it outlines metaphysical categories (tattvas) and embodiment.