Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
अमीषां चाप्य भावे वै न किंचिदुपपद्यते । कलादो हि कलादीनां सुवर्णं शोधयेद्यथा
amīṣāṃ cāpya bhāve vai na kiṃcidupapadyate | kalādo hi kalādīnāṃ suvarṇaṃ śodhayedyathā
এগুলির অভাবে সত্যই কিছুই যথাযথভাবে সিদ্ধ হয় না। যেমন কসৌটি ও শোধনক্রিয়া সোনা ও তার মিশ্রধাতুকে বিশুদ্ধ করে, তেমনি উচ্চতত্ত্ব নিম্ন তত্ত্বসমূহকে পরিশুদ্ধ করে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A symbolic workshop: a crucible refining gold, flames representing higher knowledge; beside it a pilgrim offering at a Śiva shrine, showing that inner refinement makes outer acts effective.
FAQs
Spiritual progress requires inner factors to be present and refined; higher clarity functions like a refiner that purifies mixed tendencies.
No holy site is referenced; the verse uses a metallurgical analogy for inner purification.
No explicit ritual; it implies a disciplined process of śodhana (purification) through sāttvika cultivation.