Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
धूमात्परमयोवह्निर्धूमवत्प्रतिभासते । प्रकृत्यंतर्गस्त्वं हि लक्ष्यसे ज्ञानिसंभवः । प्रकृत्यंतर्गतस्त्वं हि मायाव्यक्तिरितीयसे
dhūmātparamayovahnirdhūmavatpratibhāsate | prakṛtyaṃtargastvaṃ hi lakṣyase jñānisaṃbhavaḥ | prakṛtyaṃtargatastvaṃ hi māyāvyaktiritīyase
जसा धुरापलीकडचा अग्नीही धुरकट भासतो, तसा आपण—प्रकृतीच्या पलीकडे असूनही—ज्ञानीजनांत ज्ञानाचा उदय झाल्याने प्रकृतीत अंतर्भूत असल्याप्रमाणे दिसता. आणि प्रकृतीत दिसल्यावर आपणास मायाशक्तीची व्यक्त अभिव्यक्ती असे म्हटले जाते।
Gaṇeśa
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśa (Śiva)
Scene: A symbolic tableau: a bright flame stands clear beyond a veil of smoke; beside it, Śiva is shown as luminous consciousness while prakṛti appears as a translucent, smoky sheath; sages ‘see’ through it.
FAQs
The Supreme can seem immanent within nature due to Māyā, yet remains transcendent—like fire that appears smoky without being smoke.
Kedāra-kṣetra is the textual setting; this verse focuses on metaphysics rather than a specific bathing-place or shrine.
None; the verse is doctrinal, using metaphor to clarify transcendence and manifestation.
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