Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
मनसा भावितो ह्यात्मा आत्मनात्मानमेव च । आत्मा अहं च सर्वेषआं प्राणिनां हि व्यवस्थितः
manasā bhāvito hyātmā ātmanātmānameva ca | ātmā ahaṃ ca sarveṣaāṃ prāṇināṃ hi vyavasthitaḥ
मनाने आत्मा भावित होते आणि आत्मा स्वतःच स्वतःला घडविते. मी—आत्मस्वरूप—सर्व प्राण्यांत प्रतिष्ठित आहे.
Unspecified (first-person ‘aham’ suggests the Supreme/Inner Self speaking in a purāṇic discourse)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: seeker/pilgrim
Scene: A meditative teaching: the sage points to the heart-lotus; around him humans, animals, and birds are shown with a shared inner light, illustrating the Ātman abiding in all.
FAQs
Inner transformation depends on mind-discipline, because the same Self is present in all beings and is realized through purified awareness.
Not a site-specific praise; it provides the philosophical foundation often paired with Kedāra tīrtha-merit teachings.
No explicit rite; it implies cultivating the mind to realize the indwelling Ātman.
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