Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
मुमुक्षवोऽपि तां ध्यात्वा प्रयांति परमं पदम् । चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण ध्यात्वा मर्त्यो ह्यमानुषः
mumukṣavo'pi tāṃ dhyātvā prayāṃti paramaṃ padam | cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa dhyātvā martyo hyamānuṣaḥ
Même les aspirants à la délivrance, en méditant sur elle, atteignent l’État suprême. Et, tout particulièrement durant la saison de Cāturmāsya, en méditant ainsi, un mortel devient comme au-delà de la simple condition humaine.
Deductive (Tīrthamāhātmya narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Mandara-parvata (Cāturmāsya-dhyāna-phala)
Type: peak
Scene: A yogin meditates before the deity during monsoon months; rain clouds, lush greenery, and a lamp-lit shrine convey Cāturmāsya; the meditator’s aura subtly expands, indicating ‘amānuṣa’ uplift.
FAQs
Dhyāna on the deity, especially during Cāturmāsya, accelerates purification and leads toward the supreme liberating state.
The verse is framed within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 247), but the exact tīrtha-name is not stated in this snippet.
Meditation (dhyāna) with special emphasis during Cāturmāsya is prescribed.