Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
महतां दर्शनस्पर्शैरुपभोगसहासनैः । महता कालयोगेन संसरन्मानवो भवेत्
mahatāṃ darśanasparśairupabhogasahāsanaiḥ | mahatā kālayogena saṃsaranmānavo bhavet
ಮಹಾತ್ಮರ ದರ್ಶನ-ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಗಳಿಂದ, ಅವರ ಸಂಗ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಆಸನ-ಉಪಭೋಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವದಿಂದ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕಾಲದ ಮಹಾ ಸಂಯೋಗದಿಂದ, ಸಂಸಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲೆದಾಡುವ ಜೀವ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮಾನವನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A wandering jīva, weary from saṃsāra, approaches radiant mahātmas; through darśana and sparśa, the jīva is lifted, symbolized by a renewed human form emerging under auspicious time.
FAQs
Association with the holy (satsaṅga) is transformative and can elevate one’s course back toward a human, dharmic life.
No specific place is named; the ‘holy presence’ is the company of great souls rather than a location.
It recommends satsaṅga implicitly—seeking darśana and contact with the righteous.