Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
त्वत्तःपरतरं किचिद्यत्त्वं ध्यायसि चेतसा । तन्मे कथय देवेश यद्यहं दयिता तव
tvattaḥparataraṃ kicidyattvaṃ dhyāyasi cetasā | tanme kathaya deveśa yadyahaṃ dayitā tava
যদি তোমাৰ ওপৰতকৈ উচ্চ কোনো তত্ত্ব তুমি মনত ধ্যান কৰা, তেন্তে মোক কোৱা, হে দেবেশ! যদি মই সঁচাকৈ তোমাৰ প্ৰিয় হওঁ।
Pārvatī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee leans forward in respectful closeness, asking the Lord to disclose the object of His meditation; the Lord remains composed, suggesting imminent revelation.
FAQs
True devotion seeks clarity about the highest object of contemplation, not merely outer ritual.
This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it contributes to the chapter’s māhātmya discourse.
Dhyāna (meditation) is explicitly referenced; it is framed alongside japa in the surrounding verses.
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