Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 141
विशुद्धबुद्धिः समलोष्टकांचनः समस्तभूतेषु वसन्समो हि यः । स्थानं परं शाश्वतमव्ययं च यतिर्हि गत्वा न पुनः प्रजायते
viśuddhabuddhiḥ samaloṣṭakāṃcanaḥ samastabhūteṣu vasansamo hi yaḥ | sthānaṃ paraṃ śāśvatamavyayaṃ ca yatirhi gatvā na punaḥ prajāyate
Celui dont l’intelligence est purifiée, qui tient pour égaux une motte de terre et l’or, et qui demeure parmi tous les êtres avec égalité de regard—un tel ascète (yati), parvenu à l’état suprême, éternel et impérissable, ne renaît plus.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Pārtha (contextual continuity)
Scene: An ascetic walking among diverse beings—rich and poor, animals and humans—showing equal regard; gold and stone lie indistinguishable at his feet; a luminous ‘supreme state’ suggested above.
FAQs
Equanimity toward all beings and all objects is a hallmark of liberation and ends rebirth.
No site is named in this verse; it describes the liberated state that the chapter’s sacred geography supports.
The implied discipline is sama-bhāva (equal regard) and purified understanding; no specific ritual is stated.