Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124
ततश्चांतर्दधे सद्यः प्रहसन्निव केशवः । कुयोगिन इव स्वामी सदा बुद्धिमतां वरः
tataścāṃtardadhe sadyaḥ prahasanniva keśavaḥ | kuyogina iva svāmī sadā buddhimatāṃ varaḥ
तेव्हा केशव तत्क्षणी जणू हसतच अंतर्धान पावला—जसा सदा बुद्धिमानांतील श्रेष्ठ स्वामी कुयोग्यापासून स्वतःला अदृश्य करतो.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Keśava smiles subtly and disappears—his form dissolving into luminous space—while a misguided yogin-like figure reaches outward in frustration; the contrast highlights serene mastery versus grasping effort.
FAQs
The Lord is grasped by right discipline and devotion; false or misdirected practice (kuyoga) cannot ‘hold’ Him.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the focus is theological instruction through simile.
None explicitly; the verse implies the necessity of proper yoga/bhakti rather than giving a concrete rite.