Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
तदा गजाननो जातः प्रसादाच्छंकरस्य च । मायापुत्रोपि निर्मायो ज्ञानवान्संबभूव ह
tadā gajānano jātaḥ prasādācchaṃkarasya ca | māyāputropi nirmāyo jñānavānsaṃbabhūva ha
Da wurde er durch Śaṅkaras gnädige Gunst zu Gajānana, dem Elefantengesichtigen. Obgleich aus Māyā geboren, wurde er frei von Māyā und wahrhaft weise.
Lomaśa (narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience (frame)
Scene: The revived child is now Gajānana; Śaṅkara’s blessing radiates; the once māyā-born being stands serene, eyes bright with wisdom, aura of freedom from illusion.
FAQs
By Śiva’s grace, one can transcend māyā and become established in wisdom—outer form transformed, inner bondage dissolved.
The verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa, reinforcing the Kedāra region’s sacred authority in Śaiva tradition.
None explicitly; the verse highlights prasāda (divine favor) as the decisive spiritual catalyst.