Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
प्रातिभः श्रावणो दैवो भ्रमावर्तोऽथ भीषणः । प्रतिभा सर्वशास्त्राणां प्रातिभोऽयं च सात्त्विकः
prātibhaḥ śrāvaṇo daivo bhramāvarto'tha bhīṣaṇaḥ | pratibhā sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ prātibho'yaṃ ca sāttvikaḥ
এই (পাঁচ) বিঘ্ন হলো—প্রাতিভ, শ্রাবণ, দৈব, ভ্রমাবর্ত এবং ভীষণ। ‘প্রাতিভ’ সাত্ত্বিক শক্তি—সমস্ত শাস্ত্র বিষয়ে সূক্ষ্ম অন্তঃপ্রজ্ঞা।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Kuru-nandana
Scene: Five labeled emblems around a meditating yogin: a radiant book-light (Prātibha), an ear with distant sound-waves (Śrāvaṇa), a celestial hand of ‘fate’ (Daiva), a swirling vortex (Bhramāvarta), and a dark looming mask (Bhīṣaṇa).
FAQs
Extraordinary abilities and insights can become obstacles if they inflate ego or distract from liberation.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse catalogues yogic obstacles (upasargas) and defines Prātibha.
None; it is a diagnostic teaching about inner phenomena arising in practice.