Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
जीवत्ययं पुनः कस्मात्कारणं कथ यस्व नः । इत्युक्तश्चिंतयामास ध्यानेन ऋषिसत्तमः
jīvatyayaṃ punaḥ kasmātkāraṇaṃ katha yasva naḥ | ityuktaściṃtayāmāsa dhyānena ṛṣisattamaḥ
“ഇവൻ വീണ്ടും എങ്ങനെ ജീവിക്കുന്നു? കാരണം ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് പറയുക.” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, ഋഷിശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ ധ്യാനത്തിലൂടെ ആലോചിച്ചു.
Narrator (reporting a question to the sage and his response by meditation)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sages ask the reason for repeated revival; the foremost ṛṣi turns inward, entering meditation to discover the cause.
FAQs
Meditative insight (dhyāna) is portrayed as a valid Purāṇic means to discern subtle causes—boons, divine favor, and karmic conditions.
Dvārakā is the māhātmya’s sacred frame, though this verse emphasizes inner inquiry rather than a site-description.
Meditation (dhyāna) is implicitly upheld as a spiritual practice, though no formal rite is detailed.