Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
को मयाऽराध्यतां देवो हृदि चिंतयते भृशम् । इति चिंतयतस्तस्य मतिर्जाता महात्मनः
ko mayā'rādhyatāṃ devo hṛdi ciṃtayate bhṛśam | iti ciṃtayatastasya matirjātā mahātmanaḥ
“मी कोणत्या देवाची आराधना करावी?”—असे तो अंतःकरणात फार विचार करू लागला. विचार करता करता त्या महात्म्याच्या मनात एक निश्चय उत्पन्न झाला.
Sūta (narrating Lohāsura’s inner thought)
Listener: Ṛṣis (forest-assembly)
Scene: Close, intimate scene: Lohāsura with eyes half-closed, hand on chest, the moment of decision forming—subtle radiance at the heart indicating emerging devotion.
FAQs
Spiritual progress begins with focused intention—choosing a deity and concentrating the heart is portrayed as the seed of effective sādhana.
No site is specified in this verse; it highlights interior contemplation rather than sacred geography.
Worship/propitiation (ārādhana) is indicated broadly, without a named rite.