Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
ददाति परमं स्थानं न तु ब्रह्मद्विषां प्रिये । ये च ध्यानं समासाद्य युक्तात्मानः समाहिताः
dadāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ na tu brahmadviṣāṃ priye | ye ca dhyānaṃ samāsādya yuktātmānaḥ samāhitāḥ
हे प्रिये! वह परम स्थान देता है, पर ब्रह्म-द्वेषियों को नहीं। जो ध्यान को प्राप्त कर, संयत-चित्त और समाहित आत्मा होते हैं, वे (उसके) योग्य बनते हैं।
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Meditators seated near the Prabhāsa shrine, senses withdrawn; a radiant ‘parama-sthāna’ above like a luminous summit; figures representing ‘brahma-dveṣa’ remain outside the light.
FAQs
Liberation is linked to inner discipline and reverence for sacred truth, not mere proximity to a holy place.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the ongoing context of the māhātmya.
Dhyāna (meditation) with a composed, disciplined mind.