Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193
देहेंद्रियप्राणमनोधियोऽमी यदंशब्द्धाः प्रचरंति कर्मसु । नैवान्यदालोहमिव प्रतप्तं स्थानेषु तद्दृष्टपदेन एते
deheṃdriyaprāṇamanodhiyo'mī yadaṃśabddhāḥ pracaraṃti karmasu | naivānyadālohamiva prataptaṃ sthāneṣu taddṛṣṭapadena ete
Estos—cuerpo, sentidos, alientos vitales, mente e intelecto—se mueven en las acciones sólo porque están ligados a una porción de Él. Fuera de eso, no son nada—como el hierro que sólo quema cuando está al rojo vivo. Así, en sus propios ámbitos, obran por el poder de Su presencia.
Aitareya
Scene: A symbolic tableau: a human figure with subtle radiant thread connecting heart to a cosmic presence; nearby, an iron rod glows red-hot in fire, illustrating inert matter empowered by contact.
FAQs
All faculties act only through the indwelling divine power; recognizing this turns action into humility and God-centered dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse explains divine immanence behind embodied action.
None explicitly; it implies offering agency to God (kartṛtva-tyāga) as a spiritual discipline.