Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
अतो लोकहितं गुह्यं भुक्तिमुक्त्योश्च साधनम् । धर्मं विज्ञातुमिच्छामि त्वत्प्रसादान्महेश्वर
ato lokahitaṃ guhyaṃ bhuktimuktyośca sādhanam | dharmaṃ vijñātumicchāmi tvatprasādānmaheśvara
म्हणून, हे महेश्वरा! तुझ्या कृपेने लोकहितकारी व गुप्त असा, भोग आणि मोक्ष—दोन्हींचा साधनभूत धर्म मला जाणून घ्यावयाचा आहे।
Sanatkumāra
Scene: A serene teaching setting: a youthful sage (Sanatkumara) or seeker with folded hands requests the ‘guhya dharma’ from Maheshvara/Rudra, who sits in calm majesty, suggesting initiation into a secret observance.
FAQs
The highest dharma harmonizes loka-hita (world welfare) with bhukti (well-being) and mukti (liberation).
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it introduces a ‘secret’ Śaiva dharma.
None yet; the request sets up the revelation of a specific Śaiva mark/practice in the next verse.