Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
मंकण उवाच । किं न पश्यसि हे ब्रह्मन्रक्तं पित्तं च मे स्थितम् । संजातं सिद्धिमापन्नो रक्तं पित्तं यतो मम
maṃkaṇa uvāca | kiṃ na paśyasi he brahmanraktaṃ pittaṃ ca me sthitam | saṃjātaṃ siddhimāpanno raktaṃ pittaṃ yato mama
मंकण बोला— “हे ब्राह्मण, क्या तुम नहीं देखते? मेरे भीतर रक्त और पित्त स्थित हैं। इनके उत्पन्न होने से मुझे सिद्धि मिली है; इसलिए मैं नाचता हूँ।”
Maṃkaṇa
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpasattama (king)
Scene: The ascetic Maṃkaṇa, flushed and intense, points to his own body as ‘proof’—blood and bile—claiming siddhi; the brāhmaṇa-Śiva watches with compassionate, discerning gaze.
FAQs
Mistaking bodily signs or minor attainments for true liberation can lead to pride; Purāṇic narratives often correct such misunderstandings.
The broader Arbuda sacred landscape is in view; this verse is part of the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s sanctifying narrative cycle.
No direct ritual action is prescribed; the verse discusses perceived siddhi as a result of tapas.