Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 180
न सज्जते कर्मसु भोगजालं दिवीव सूर्यस्य मयूखजालम्
na sajjate karmasu bhogajālaṃ divīva sūryasya mayūkhajālam
കർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചാലും ഭോഗങ്ങളുടെ ജാലം അവനോട് ചേർന്നു പിടിക്കുകയില്ല—ആകാശത്തിലെ സൂര്യകിരണജാലം (ഒന്നിനോടും) ചേർന്നു പിടിക്കാത്തതുപോലെ.
A spiritually realized son (speaker not named in the snippet; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative context)
Scene: A vast blue sky filled with radiant sunbeams; below, a person engaged in work remains luminous and unbound while a net-like pattern of pleasures dissolves before touching him.
FAQs
A liberated person acts without being ensnared by pleasure, remaining unattached like sunlight spread across the sky.
No holy place is mentioned; the verse emphasizes karma with detachment.
No ritual is prescribed; the guidance is karmayoga-style non-clinging while performing duties.