Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 179
न मे स्वभावेषु भवंति लेपास्तोयस्य बिंदोरिव पुष्करेषु । नित्यस्य मे नैव भवंत्यनित्या निरीक्षमाणस्य बहुस्यभावात्
na me svabhāveṣu bhavaṃti lepāstoyasya biṃdoriva puṣkareṣu | nityasya me naiva bhavaṃtyanityā nirīkṣamāṇasya bahusyabhāvāt
मेरे स्वभाव में मलिनता नहीं लगती—जैसे कमल-पत्र पर जल-बिंदु। मैं नित्य में स्थित हूँ; बहुरूप भावों को केवल विकार मानकर देखने से अनित्य मेरे लिए उत्पन्न नहीं होते।
A spiritually realized son (speaker not named in the snippet; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative context)
Scene: A pristine lotus leaf holds a shining water-drop that never wets it; behind, a luminous figure (the knower) stands untouched while scenes of worldly change swirl like reflections.
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Established in the Eternal Self, one remains untouched by worldly ‘stains,’ like water that cannot cling to a lotus leaf.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is a metaphysical teaching on purity and detachment.
No external ritual is stated; the implied practice is sustained self-inquiry and steady witnessing (nirīkṣaṇa).
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