Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
स्वेदजाश्चोद्भिजाश्चेति तत जीवाः प्रकीर्तिताः । भावार्थः कथितश्चायं तत्त्वार्थं श्रृणु सांप्रतम्
svedajāścodbhijāśceti tata jīvāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | bhāvārthaḥ kathitaścāyaṃ tattvārthaṃ śrṛṇu sāṃpratam
And those born from sweat and those sprouting from the earth—thus living beings are proclaimed. This is the stated outer sense; now hear the deeper truth-meaning.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A teacher enumerates svedaja and udbhijja beings, then gestures toward a hidden inner light labeled ‘tattva’, indicating a shift from visible creation to invisible truth.
FAQs
Scripture often gives layered teaching: first the descriptive meaning, then the essential truth, inviting deeper inquiry (tattva-vicāra).
No holy place is praised here; it is a transition from explanation to philosophical essence.
No ritual instruction is given in this verse.