Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
द्वितीयः सात्विकश्चायमस्मान्मत्तो विनश्यति । अष्टौ पश्यति योनीश्च देवानां दैव इत्यसौ
dvitīyaḥ sātvikaścāyamasmānmatto vinaśyati | aṣṭau paśyati yonīśca devānāṃ daiva ityasau
Auch dieses Zweite ist sāttvisch, doch es geht zugrunde, wenn es zu stolzer Berauschung wird. Wer die acht göttlichen Yonis der Devas erblickt—das heißt Daiva, das Hindernis.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A yogin seated in meditation, a faint aura of ‘divine’ radiance rising, while a shadowy figure of Pride (mada) approaches; above, eight luminous ‘yonis’/sources appear like eight lotus-wombs, signifying divine orders that can still be ensnared by subtle fault.
FAQs
Even refined, sāttvic visions can become a downfall if they generate spiritual intoxication and attachment.
No; the verse is about inner yogic phenomena (daiva-darśana) rather than sacred geography.
None; it cautions against attachment to visionary experiences.