Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
तं वेद्मि परमात्मानं किमस्मा दधिकं वरम् । योगिनो यं न पश्यन्ति यं न पश्यंति कर्मठाः
taṃ vedmi paramātmānaṃ kimasmā dadhikaṃ varam | yogino yaṃ na paśyanti yaṃ na paśyaṃti karmaṭhāḥ
Je Le connais comme le Paramātman, le Soi suprême : quel bienfait pourrait être plus grand que cela ? Celui que même les yogins ne contemplent pas, et que ne voient pas ceux qui ne s’attachent qu’aux actes rituels.
Gālava (to Nārāyaṇa/Hari)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gālava, calm and luminous, declares knowledge of the Paramātman; in the background, yogins in meditation and ritualists tending fires appear unable to ‘see’, while the Lord stands revealed to the devotee.
FAQs
The highest gift is realization of the Supreme Self; mere technique (yoga) or formalism (ritualism) without true insight may not yield divine vision.
The realization is narrated within Setu Māhātmya, linking spiritual knowledge with the sanctity of Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram.
No direct prescription; the verse contrasts mere karma-kāṇḍa attachment with higher realization and grace.