Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्रस्थास्तन्न जानन्ति नराज्ञानबहिष्कृताः । शरीरस्थमिवात्मानमक्षयं ज्योतिरव्ययम्
tatrasthāstanna jānanti narājñānabahiṣkṛtāḥ | śarīrasthamivātmānamakṣayaṃ jyotiravyayam
അവിടെ വസിക്കുന്നവർ ആ സത്യം അറിയുന്നില്ല; അജ്ഞാനത്താൽ പുറത്താക്കപ്പെട്ടവരാണ് അവർ. ശരീരത്തിനുള്ളിൽ തന്നെയുള്ള ആത്മാവിനെ—അക്ഷയവും അവ്യയവും ആയ ജ്യോതിയെ—കാണാത്തവനെപ്പോലെ.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims living near a radiant sacred river yet looking outward; behind them a subtle inner flame/lotus in the heart region symbolizes the imperishable light unnoticed due to ignorance.
FAQs
Sacred power and the inner Self can remain unnoticed when ignorance dominates; discernment is required to benefit from holy presence.
The teaching continues within the Karkaṭeśvara tīrtha māhātmya section of Adhyāya 137.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes jñāna—overcoming ignorance to recognize the tīrtha’s and the Self’s radiance.