Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
प्रातिभः श्रावणो दैवो भ्रमावर्तोऽथ भीषणः । प्रतिभा सर्वशास्त्राणां प्रातिभोऽयं च सात्त्विकः
prātibhaḥ śrāvaṇo daivo bhramāvarto'tha bhīṣaṇaḥ | pratibhā sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ prātibho'yaṃ ca sāttvikaḥ
ही (पाच) विघ्ने—प्रातिभ, श्रावण, दैव, भ्रमावर्त आणि भीषण। ‘प्रातिभ’ ही सात्त्विक शक्ती—सर्व शास्त्रांविषयीची सूक्ष्म अंतःप्रज्ञा।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Kuru-nandana
Scene: Five labeled emblems around a meditating yogin: a radiant book-light (Prātibha), an ear with distant sound-waves (Śrāvaṇa), a celestial hand of ‘fate’ (Daiva), a swirling vortex (Bhramāvarta), and a dark looming mask (Bhīṣaṇa).
FAQs
Extraordinary abilities and insights can become obstacles if they inflate ego or distract from liberation.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse catalogues yogic obstacles (upasargas) and defines Prātibha.
None; it is a diagnostic teaching about inner phenomena arising in practice.