Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
तथा तथा यति ष्यामि भविष्यामि यथा गणः । अविशुद्धिक्षयाधिक्यदूषणैरेष निंदितः
tathā tathā yati ṣyāmi bhaviṣyāmi yathā gaṇaḥ | aviśuddhikṣayādhikyadūṣaṇaireṣa niṃditaḥ
ಅದೇ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಯತ್ನಿಸಿ, ಗಣನಂತೆ (ಶಿವಗಣನಂತೆ) ಆಗುವೆನು. ಈ ಸ್ವರ್ಗವು ಅಶುದ್ಧಿ, ಪುಣ್ಯಕ್ಷಯ ಮುಂತಾದ ದೋಷಗಳಿಂದ ಕಲుషಿತವಾಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ನಿಂದಿತವಾಗಿದೆ.
Indradyumna (king)
Scene: Indradyumna declares his intent to strive until he becomes like a gaṇa; the imagery contrasts glittering but unstable heaven with the austere, luminous retinue of Śiva.
FAQs
Heaven is impermanent and flawed; sustained striving toward Śiva’s proximity is presented as the higher aspiration.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the ideal of becoming connected to Śiva’s gaṇas.
No explicit ritual is stated; the prescription is inner resolve and sustained spiritual effort (yatiṣyāmi).