Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
द्वौ मार्गौ किल वेदेषु प्रोक्तौ कालोऽर्चिरेव च । अर्चिषा मोक्षमायांति कालमार्गेण कर्मणि
dvau mārgau kila vedeṣu proktau kālo'rcireva ca | arciṣā mokṣamāyāṃti kālamārgeṇa karmaṇi
বেদে সত্যই দুই পথ বলা হয়েছে—কালের পথ এবং অর্চি (আলোক)-পথ। অর্চি-পথে মোক্ষ লাভ হয়, আর কালের পথে জীব কর্মে ফিরে যায়।
Garbha (continuing his explanation)
Listener: Tāta (father/teacher figure)
Scene: A symbolic bifurcation: one road lit by flames/rays (arcis) ascending to a luminous realm of liberation; the other road marked by a dark wheel of time leading back to ritual action and rebirth.
FAQs
Scripture distinguishes a liberating ‘path of light’ from a ‘path of time’ that leads back into karmic continuity.
None; the verse is doctrinal, not geographical.
No direct rite is prescribed; it implies the need for spiritual discipline that aligns one with the liberating path.