Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
केचिद्ध्यानरतास्तत्र केचिद्योगं समाश्रिताः । केचिद्व्याख्यां प्रकुर्वन्ति विचारमपि चापरे
keciddhyānaratāstatra kecidyogaṃ samāśritāḥ | kecidvyākhyāṃ prakurvanti vicāramapi cāpare
അവിടെ ചിലർ ധ്യാനത്തിൽ ലീനരായിരുന്നു; ചിലർ യോഗശാസനം ആശ്രയിച്ചിരുന്നു. ചിലർ ഉപദേശം-വ്യാഖ്യാനം നടത്തുമ്പോൾ, മറ്റുചിലർ സൂക്ഷ്മമായ വിചാര-പരിശോധനയിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A broad courtyard or grove near the liṅga: some yogins sit motionless in meditation, others practice disciplined yoga; a few expound teachings to attentive listeners, while others engage in quiet philosophical reflection.
FAQs
A great tīrtha supports multiple authentic paths—meditation, yoga, teaching, and inquiry—within the umbrella of dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a living center of yogic and contemplative practice.
Meditation (dhyāna), yogic discipline (yoga), and dharmic discourse (vyākhyā) are described as practices undertaken there.