Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
स योगी ब्रह्मरूपेण जीवन्नेव समाप्यते । अज्ञानी बाध्यते नित्यं कर्मभिर्बंधनात्मकैः
sa yogī brahmarūpeṇa jīvanneva samāpyate | ajñānī bādhyate nityaṃ karmabhirbaṃdhanātmakaiḥ
সেই যোগী জীবিত অবস্থাতেই ব্রহ্মরূপে পরিপূর্ণ হয়; কিন্তু অজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি সর্বদা বন্ধনস্বরূপ কর্মে আবদ্ধ ও পীড়িত থাকে।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two contrasted figures: a luminous, tranquil yogin seated in meditation with a subtle Brahman-aura; beside him an agitated householder entangled in chains labeled 'karma', symbolizing bondage born of ignorance.
FAQs
Knowledge liberates even in embodied life (jīvanmukti), while ignorance makes karma a chain.
No specific tirtha is named; the verse supports the Mahātmya’s broader aim of guiding seekers toward liberation.
None; the emphasis is on jñāna (spiritual knowledge) and the karmic consequences of ignorance.