Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
तस्माद्विवेकवैराग्यमविद्यापापनाशनम् । आलिंग्याहं यतिष्यामि प्राप्य बोधं विमुक्तये
tasmādvivekavairāgyamavidyāpāpanāśanam | āliṃgyāhaṃ yatiṣyāmi prāpya bodhaṃ vimuktaye
«C’est pourquoi j’embrasserai le discernement et le détachement—qui détruisent l’ignorance et le péché—et je m’efforcerai d’atteindre l’Éveil, en vue de la délivrance.»
Indradyumna
Scene: A seeker resolves inwardly: embracing viveka and vairāgya as if garlanding the heart; the ocean of saṃsāra implied in the background, with a calm ascetic posture indicating pursuit of bodha.
FAQs
Liberation is pursued through inner disciplines—discernment and detachment—rather than through enjoyment of karmic rewards.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches universal soteriology (mokṣa-oriented dharma).
No external rite is stated; the ‘prescription’ is sādhana: viveka, vairāgya, and striving for bodha.