Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
समासक्तं यथा चित्तं जन्तोर्विषयगोचरे । यद्येवं ब्रह्मणि न्यस्तं को न मुच्येत बंधनात्
samāsaktaṃ yathā cittaṃ jantorviṣayagocare | yadyevaṃ brahmaṇi nyastaṃ ko na mucyeta baṃdhanāt
De même que l’esprit de l’être s’attache profondément au domaine des objets des sens, si cette même ardeur est placée en Brahmā, qui ne serait délivré des liens ?
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A didactic image: the mind clinging to sense-objects is shown being turned and placed at the feet/lotus-seat of Brahmā, resulting in the breaking of chains (bondage).
FAQs
The same power of attachment that binds the mind to sense-objects can liberate when redirected toward the divine.
The teaching is embedded in Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, preparing for the description of Brahmā’s sacred seat near Somanātha.
An inner discipline is prescribed: nyāsa of the mind—placing one’s attention and devotion upon Brahmā.