Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 125
समुत्सृजति नैकः सन्नुपमा सास्ति योगिनः । कपिंजलाखुनकुला वसंति स्वामिव द्गृहे
samutsṛjati naikaḥ sannupamā sāsti yoginaḥ | kapiṃjalākhunakulā vasaṃti svāmiva dgṛhe
Es wird nicht nur ein einziges Beispiel angeführt—denn der Yogin hat viele Gleichnisse. Wie Frankoline, Mäuse und Mungos, die in einem Haus wohnen, als wäre es das Heim ihres Herrn,
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A yogin explains with a vivid domestic scene: a house where birds (kapinjala), mice, and a mongoose move freely as if owners, illustrating mistaken appropriation and the need for discernment.
FAQs
It suggests the yogin’s inner domain becomes established and ‘inhabited’ steadily—illustrating stability through layered metaphors.
No holy site is named; the passage continues a didactic chain of examples.
None explicitly.