Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्रस्थास्तन्न जानन्ति नराज्ञानबहिष्कृताः । शरीरस्थमिवात्मानमक्षयं ज्योतिरव्ययम्
tatrasthāstanna jānanti narājñānabahiṣkṛtāḥ | śarīrasthamivātmānamakṣayaṃ jyotiravyayam
Die dort Wohnenden erkennen jene Wahrheit nicht, denn Unwissenheit stößt sie hinaus; wie einer das Selbst nicht wahrnimmt, das unvergängliche, unveränderliche Licht, obwohl es im Körper weilt.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims living near a radiant sacred river yet looking outward; behind them a subtle inner flame/lotus in the heart region symbolizes the imperishable light unnoticed due to ignorance.
FAQs
Sacred power and the inner Self can remain unnoticed when ignorance dominates; discernment is required to benefit from holy presence.
The teaching continues within the Karkaṭeśvara tīrtha māhātmya section of Adhyāya 137.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes jñāna—overcoming ignorance to recognize the tīrtha’s and the Self’s radiance.