Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 179
वर्णाश्रमव्यवस्था च तदासीन्न हि संकरः । एकमन्यं न ध्यायंति परमं ते सदा शिवम्
varṇāśramavyavasthā ca tadāsīnna hi saṃkaraḥ | ekamanyaṃ na dhyāyaṃti paramaṃ te sadā śivam
তখন বর্ণ-আশ্রমের ব্যবস্থা ছিল, কর্তব্যে কোনো সংকর ছিল না। তারা অন্য কিছুর ধ্যান করত না; সর্বদা পরম শিবকেই ধ্যান করত।
Mahākāla
Scene: A community performing their respective duties—teaching, protection, trade, service—yet all facing a central Śiva-liṅga or a radiant Śiva form; visual unity through shared gaze and mantra posture.
FAQs
Stable dharma arises from clarity of duty and single-pointed devotion; in the ideal age, minds rest in the Supreme Śiva.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes Śiva-centered contemplation and social-spiritual order.
It implies dhyāna (meditation) on the Supreme Śiva as the defining practice of that age.