Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
बुद्धिर्हि द्विविधा देहे देया ग्राह्या विशुद्धिदा । संसारविषया त्याज्या परब्रह्मणि सा शुभा
buddhirhi dvividhā dehe deyā grāhyā viśuddhidā | saṃsāraviṣayā tyājyā parabrahmaṇi sā śubhā
Dalam keadaan berjasad, buddhi itu dua macam: yang patut ditinggalkan dan yang patut diterima—yang diterima memberi penyucian. Buddhi yang terpaut pada urusan dunia hendaknya ditinggalkan; yang bersemayam pada Parabrahman itulah yang suci dan membawa berkah.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa–Māhātmya didactic narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a sacred ford holding a lotus (pure buddhi) in one hand and letting go of a chain of worldly objects with the other; above, a luminous formless Brahman symbolized by a radiant void or jyoti.
FAQs
Choose discernment that leads to purity: abandon worldly fixation and cultivate intellect anchored in the Supreme.
No tīrtha is named; the verse offers philosophical guidance consistent with tīrtha-māhātmya’s goal of inner purification.
No external ritual; it prescribes inner discrimination (viveka) and reorientation of buddhi toward Parabrahman.