Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
तावत्कर्ममयी वृत्तिर्ब्रह्म वृक्षांतराभवेत् । अवांतराणि पर्वाणि ज्ञेयानि मुनिभिः सदा
tāvatkarmamayī vṛttirbrahma vṛkṣāṃtarābhavet | avāṃtarāṇi parvāṇi jñeyāni munibhiḥ sadā
Solange das Wirken noch vom Karma geformt ist, ist Brahman gleichsam «zwischen den Ästen eines Baumes»—nur teilweise erblickt. Darum sollen die Weisen die Zwischenstufen (parvan) stets erkennen.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Scene: A seeker beneath a vast sacred tree glimpses a radiant, formless Brahman-light between dense branches; sages point to stepping-stones or ‘parvans’ along a path leading from the shaded grove to open sky.
FAQs
As long as karma-driven tendencies persist, realization remains partial; discernment of stages of practice is essential.
No particular sacred site is named; the teaching functions as guidance for pilgrims and seekers within the Mahātmya.
None explicitly; it recommends understanding progressive stages of sādhana.