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
Ceux-ci—corps, sens, souffles vitaux, mental et intellect—ne se meuvent dans l’action que parce qu’ils sont liés à une part de Lui. En dehors de cela, ils ne sont rien—comme le fer qui ne brûle que lorsqu’il est rougi au feu. Ainsi, dans leurs domaines, ils agissent par la puissance de Sa présence.
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.