Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
मंकण उवाच । किं न पश्यसि हे ब्रह्मन्रक्तं पित्तं च मे स्थितम् । संजातं सिद्धिमापन्नो रक्तं पित्तं यतो मम
maṃkaṇa uvāca | kiṃ na paśyasi he brahmanraktaṃ pittaṃ ca me sthitam | saṃjātaṃ siddhimāpanno raktaṃ pittaṃ yato mama
മങ്കണൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ, നീ കാണുന്നില്ലേ? എന്റെ ദേഹത്തിൽ രക്തവും പിത്തവും നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. അത് ഉദിച്ചതിനാൽ ഞാൻ സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചു; അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുന്നു।”
Maṃkaṇa
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpasattama (king)
Scene: The ascetic Maṃkaṇa, flushed and intense, points to his own body as ‘proof’—blood and bile—claiming siddhi; the brāhmaṇa-Śiva watches with compassionate, discerning gaze.
FAQs
Mistaking bodily signs or minor attainments for true liberation can lead to pride; Purāṇic narratives often correct such misunderstandings.
The broader Arbuda sacred landscape is in view; this verse is part of the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s sanctifying narrative cycle.
No direct ritual action is prescribed; the verse discusses perceived siddhi as a result of tapas.