Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193
देहेंद्रियप्राणमनोधियोऽमी यदंशब्द्धाः प्रचरंति कर्मसु । नैवान्यदालोहमिव प्रतप्तं स्थानेषु तद्दृष्टपदेन एते
deheṃdriyaprāṇamanodhiyo'mī yadaṃśabddhāḥ pracaraṃti karmasu | naivānyadālohamiva prataptaṃ sthāneṣu taddṛṣṭapadena ete
Tubuh, indra, prāṇa, pikiran, dan budi ini bergerak dalam perbuatan hanya karena terikat pada suatu bagian dari-Nya. Tanpa itu, mereka bukan apa-apa—laksana besi yang membakar hanya ketika memerah karena panas. Maka pada tempatnya masing-masing, mereka berjalan oleh daya kehadiran-Nya.
Aitareya
Scene: A symbolic tableau: a human figure with subtle radiant thread connecting heart to a cosmic presence; nearby, an iron rod glows red-hot in fire, illustrating inert matter empowered by contact.
FAQs
All faculties act only through the indwelling divine power; recognizing this turns action into humility and God-centered dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse explains divine immanence behind embodied action.
None explicitly; it implies offering agency to God (kartṛtva-tyāga) as a spiritual discipline.