Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
रूपे गंधे रसे बाह्ये तादृशस्य तु का कथा । दृष्ट्वा य आत्मनात्मानं समाधिं लभते पुनः
rūpe gaṃdhe rase bāhye tādṛśasya tu kā kathā | dṛṣṭvā ya ātmanātmānaṃ samādhiṃ labhate punaḥ
Wenn ihn selbst äußere Berührung so nicht berührt, was ist dann erst von äußerer Gestalt, Duft und Geschmack zu sagen? Den Ātman durch den Ātman geschaut, erlangt er wiederum Samādhi.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A yogin’s inner vision: within his heart-lotus, a luminous Self reflected in the Self—like a lamp lighting itself; external sense-objects (forms, fragrances, tastes) appear as faint, dissolving motifs at the margins.
FAQs
Sense-objects lose their power when Self-knowledge dawns; inner realization naturally culminates in samādhi.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it teaches universal yoga-dharma within the Purāṇic frame.
No external rite is mentioned; the practice implied is inward contemplation leading to samādhi.