Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
स तु तद्ध्यानसंवृद्धो जीवो भवति तादृशः । अन्ययोन्युद्भवो वापि तथा निदर्शनं सताम्
sa tu taddhyānasaṃvṛddho jīvo bhavati tādṛśaḥ | anyayonyudbhavo vāpi tathā nidarśanaṃ satām
সেই জীবটি সেই ধ্যানেই পুষ্ট হয়ে তদ্রূপই হয়ে ওঠে; এবং এক যোনি থেকে অন্য যোনির উদ্ভবও—সজ্জনেরা এভাবেই দৃষ্টান্ত দেন।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The larva, ‘grown’ by the bee’s meditation, is shown transforming into a bee-like being; in the background, calm sages gesture as if citing the example as a proof of a subtle law of consciousness.
FAQs
One becomes what one steadily contemplates; dhyāna determines inner nature and outcome.
The teaching supports the Prabhāsakṣetra pilgrimage ethos by stressing inner practice; no distinct tīrtha is newly named.
Maintain unwavering dhyāna; let contemplation be continuous so it can ‘nourish’ the intended spiritual state.
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