Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
भवद्भक्तिविभूत्या मे शोधिते चित्तदर्पणे । बिंबते सकलं ज्ञानं सकृदेवोपदेशतः
bhavadbhaktivibhūtyā me śodhite cittadarpaṇe | biṃbate sakalaṃ jñānaṃ sakṛdevopadeśataḥ
Lorsque le miroir de mon esprit a été purifié par l’éclat de ta dévotion, toute la connaissance se reflète en moi—par un seul acte d’instruction.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Tirtha: Aruṇācala (implied purifier)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā
Scene: Symbolic scene: Sanaka’s heart/mind depicted as a polished mirror; Brahmā’s single word/gesture sends a ray that makes ‘knowledge’ appear as reflected light; devotional radiance surrounds Sanaka.
FAQs
Devotion purifies the mind, and in a purified mind true knowledge naturally becomes clear—sometimes through even a single, direct instruction.
Aruṇācala (Tiruvaṇṇāmalai), presented in the Skanda Purana’s Aruṇācalamāhātmya as a supreme Śaiva sacred site.
No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it emphasizes inner purification through bhakti and the transformative power of upadeśa.