Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
मनुष्यत्वे ब्राह्मणत्वं मुनित्वं तत्र दुर्लभम् । तत्रापि च तपःसिद्धिः प्राप्यैतत्पंचकं परम्
manuṣyatve brāhmaṇatvaṃ munitvaṃ tatra durlabham | tatrāpi ca tapaḥsiddhiḥ prāpyaitatpaṃcakaṃ param
मनुष्यजन्मात ब्राह्मणत्व, आणि त्यातही मुनित्व अत्यंत दुर्लभ आहे; त्याहूनही तपस्येची सिद्धी अधिक दुर्लभ. असे हे परम पंचविध सौभाग्य प्राप्त करून…
Bhṛgu (continuing the address begun in shloka 36)
Scene: A contemplative ascetic scene: a muni reflecting on the rarity of human birth and spiritual qualifications, with symbolic motifs of a ladder of attainments (human → brāhmaṇa → muni → tapas-siddhi) leading toward a Śiva-liṅga.
FAQs
Spiritual qualifications and accomplishments are rare; one should honor and properly use such attainments for dharma.
No single site is named; the verse is a general mahātmya of spiritual opportunity within Bhārata.
No specific ritual is stated; it points to tapas (austerity) as a central discipline.